A young woman is warming herself by a brazier , a pot containing hot coals . Her dress forms a screen above the fire trapping and spreading the heat . she is clearly engrossed in what she is doing and her eyes are cast downwards .
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Wednesday, 12 October 2011
' Young Woman Warming her Hands over a Brazier ' Cesar van Everdingen ( 1617 -1678 ) Dutch Oil on canvas Circa 1650
A young woman is warming herself by a brazier , a pot containing hot coals . Her dress forms a screen above the fire trapping and spreading the heat . she is clearly engrossed in what she is doing and her eyes are cast downwards .
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