European Painting before 1900, Johnson Collection Old Woman Reading Made in Netherlands, EuropeMid- 17th century Dominicus van Tol, Dutch (active Leiden), c. 1635 - 1676 Oil on panel Currently not on view Cat. 547 John G. Johnson Collection, 1917 |
LabelA Westerwald stoneware pitcher of about the same date as this painting appears alongside a delicate façon de venise (Venetian style) wine flute, which the pitcher might soon be required to refill. Such refined practices began as elite customs, but were soon absorbed and emulated by the Dutch urban middle classes. |
