Renesse, Constantijn Daniel van Lot n° 21

Circle of RENESSE, Constantijn Daniel van [The Widow's Mite]. Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, 18 x 31,4 cm, watermark: foolscap with collar and three balls (small lack of paper at upper left corner). Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout (unidentified collector's mark on reverse). Rembrandtesque chiaroscuro drawing of Christ teaching the lesson of the Widow's Mite (Luke 21: 1-4) at the Temple. Constantijn Daniel van Renesse (1626-1680).