La Vieille Femme Assise 1605 - 1650

"La Vieille Femme Assise" is an etching created by Jean Morin between 1605 and 1650, currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The print depicts a detailed scene of a ruined building with several figures and animals. The foreground is dominated by a woman seated on a low wall, while a few cows and a donkey graze in the field. The crumbling walls of the building and the soft light suggest a sense of decay and transience, a common theme in 17th-century art. This evocative composition exemplifies the artist's skill in capturing the beauty of the everyday and the poignant passage of time.