Old Woman tearing at her Hair
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Old Woman tearing at her Hair, Jan Matsys (1553), Museo del Prado. Via artnap.com
Old Woman tearing at her Hair, Jan Matsys (1553), Museo del Prado. Via artnap.comOld Woman tearing at her Hair, Jan Matsys (1553), Museo del Prado. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/prado-Q27698091">artnap.com</a><figure><a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/prado-Q27698091"><img src="https://img.artnap.com/artworks/prado/prado-Q27698091/web.jpg" alt="Old Woman tearing at her Hair, Jan Matsys (1553)" width="1169" height="1600" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption>Old Woman tearing at her Hair, Jan Matsys (1553), Museo del Prado. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/prado-Q27698091">artnap.com</a></figcaption></figure>
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This painting, titled Old Woman tearing at her Hair, is attributed to Jan Matsys and dated 1553. It shows an elderly woman with disheveled grey hair, gripping strands with both hands while smiling with a wrinkled, grimacing face, against a dark background. She wears a loose white blouse and a green garment, and the work is held in the collection of the Museo del Prado.
