Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House

Rembrandt van Rijn

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a black and white drawing of a scene with four people. The person on the left is an older man with a beard and turban standing in an archway. He is handing something to a woman in a large hat who is on one knee. She is accompanied by a child standing beside her and another child on her back. The woman wears a long dress and holds a basket and a cane. The background features a wall with an ornate design. The drawing is signed "Rembrandt f. 1648" in the bottom-right corner. The scene shows the group of people gathered at the door of a house.