Why it matters
An old woman behind a parapet opens her mouth as if to speak, perhaps the words on the scroll in her hand: 'With Time'. It is an allegory of old age and passing time.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1506 and is still in its original frame.
- A 1569 inventory calls it 'Giorgione's mother, by Giorgione'.
- It may have influenced Michelangelo's Sibyls on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Old Woman (Giorgione) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
