Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) oil on canvas, c 1635. This elderly woman is the mother of Rogier Le Witer. She wears a black widow's cap and a somewhat old-fashioned cloak. In her hands she holds a handkerchief and a prayer book, the latter symbolising her piety.


Portrait of Magdalena de Cuyper by Jacob Jordaens (1593-1678) oil on canvas, c 1635. This elderly woman is the mother of Rogier Le Witer. She wears a black widow's cap and a somewhat old-fashioned cloak. In her hands she holds a handkerchief and a prayer book, the latter symbolising her piety.


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