The reading paragraphs play plays suspicion on whether the one painting"Portrait of an Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet" is authored by Rembrandt .However, the professor clarify all the doubts put forward by the reading with the explanation of a thorough re-examination to prove Rembrandt's authorship.
First of all,in the reading points out that the linencap the women wears showing her servent identity highly contrast contrasts her luxurious fur collar,which is unlikely the work of Rembrandt for the inconsistency it caused.On the contrary Yet,the professor says that the the fur collar was painted over the original painting is actually covered by the someone's work in order to increase its value.
On the top of that,the reading indicates that the light and shadow in this work does do not fit together,whereas Rembrandt is very expert in painting light and shadow.The professor disapprove this point by point out that by removing the add fur,the light and shadow is very realistic in the painting,reflecting Rembrandt's superb artistic level.
In the end, the point that the professor uses to rebut reading's idea is that Rembrandt is not a painter known to be using wood of glued-panel in his painting.The re-examination claimed by the professor reveals that the original painting is on the single piece of wood. In addition, what makes it more convincing is that the wood Rembrandt used to paint other work works,like "self-Portrait with a hat", is from the some tree as this one.
