A young woman and an old man. (Mary and Joseph? Susanna and one of the two elders?) 1628 - 1630

Willem Panneels's "A Young Woman and an Old Man" is a charcoal and red chalk drawing dated 1628-1630, depicting a young woman and an old man in a seated pose. The drawing is part of a series of studies for the artist's later paintings and is housed in the SMK - Statens Museum for Kunst. The artist's intention was likely to explore composition and gesture through the use of charcoal and red chalk, resulting in a dynamic and expressive composition. The artist, Willem Panneels, was a Flemish painter and draftsman active in the early 17th century and known for his drawings and oil paintings that depict religious and mythological subjects.