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An Old Woman holding a Distaff and a Spindle, c.1650-60 (oil on canvas)

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Image title
An Old Woman holding a Distaff and a Spindle, c.1650-60 (oil on canvas)
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Artist
Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82) / Spanish
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Location
Stourhead, Wiltshire, UK
Medium
oil on canvas
Date
c. 1650 AD - c. 1660 AD (C17th AD)
Dimensions
58.4x47 cms
Image description

An old woman holding a stick with a bunch of wool or flax from which thread is spun, called a distaff. The popular Spanish proverb 'Poco gana la vieja hilando, pero menos gana mirando' (little does the old woman gain weaving, but less so just watching) is being alluded to. Another version of this picture in the Prado, Madrid is generally thought to be a copy of the Stourhead one by Murillo.

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National Trust Photographic Library/John Hammond / Bridgeman Images
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art / old person / Murillo Bartolome Esteban (1618-82) / 17th century / Spain / Europe / painter / artist / headscarf / female / portrait / woman / spinning instrument / Painting / Mzpainting
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