Portrait Of An Elderly Woman Rembrandt

The reading states that the painting known as Portrait of an Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet might not be the work of Rembrandt and gives three reasons of support. However, the professor refutes each of the reasons given by the reading and supports the idea that the portrait is, indeed, Rembrandt's original work.

First, the reading claims that the woman in the portrait is dressed inconsistently. She is wearing both items that servants would wear and items that servants could not even afford. The professor refutes this claim by saying that the fur collar was not actually part of the original painting but was drawn on the original painting by someone else.

Second, the article posits that there is an error in the lighting. The light and shadow