Why it matters
A young woman sews intently by candlelight while a man leans over her, hand on her shoulder, offering coins she seems to ignore. Unlike other Dutch 'proposition' paintings, it has been seen as potentially a feminist work.
Did you know?
- Judith Leyster painted it in 1631, aged 22.
- The Mauritshuis titles it Man offering money to a young woman.
- It has been called 'perhaps her most notable painting'.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Proposition (Leyster) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
