Vrouw biddend voor een crucifix 1779

"Vrouw biddend voor een crucifix" (Woman Praying Before a Crucifix) is an etching by Dutch artist Reinier Vinkeles, created in 1779. The scene depicts a woman kneeling in prayer before a crucifix on the bedpost, with a figure entering through a doorway at the right. This detailed etching, housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases Vinkeles’s mastery of light and shadow to create a dramatic and emotionally charged composition. The scene is a powerful testament to the power of faith and the importance of prayer in daily life, a common theme in 18th-century Dutch art.