Old Woman Saying Grace, Known as ‘The Prayer without End’, Nicolaes Maes, Circa 1656

Old woman in prayer, known as ‘prayer without end’. An old woman is praying with folded hands while sitting at a table laid with bread, cheese, a jug, a bowl and a fish on a plate. To the right a cat pulls the tablecloth. On the wall a bunch of keys are hanging. In a niche in the same wall stand a funnel and an hourglass. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: Circa 1656. Place of creation: Dordrecht. Dimensions: height: 134 cm (52.7 in); width: 113 cm (44.4 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Nicolaes Maes - Old Woman Saying Grace - WGA13820