Portret van een vrouw met muts, gelijkend op Friese kap 1894 - 1908

This is a small portrait of a woman with a bonnet, possibly a photograph, made by J.W. Besijn. There's something about the careful framing and the soft, almost ethereal quality of the light that draws me in. The woman's face, with its quiet strength, feels like a landscape in itself. You can almost feel the texture of her bonnet and the weight of her gaze. It's interesting how the artist uses light and shadow to create depth. When I look at the almost painterly way the light falls across her face, it makes me think of the Dutch Masters, like Rembrandt. But there's also something very personal and intimate about this portrait. I wonder about her story. It reminds us that art is not just about what we see, but how we see it, and what we bring to the act of looking.