Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet Both the article and the lecture discussing the doubts regarding the origin of the famous Rembrandt's painting "Elderly Woman in a White Bonnet". The author explains three problems which result in the doubts. The lector, on the other hand, claims that the portrait was drawn by Rembrandt himself, but it was changed later by another artist. The first problem is, according to the article, that there is a contradictory detail in the portrait. The woman depicted in the picture is wearing a white linen cap. This kind of clothes was worn by servants. However, she is also wearing a fur collar which servants could not afford. The lector claims, according to the research, that the collar was added a century ago after the portrait was painted. Regarding the second problem, there are significant errors in the composition of light and color in the painting. The author asserts that Rembrandt could not make such mistakes. The fact that the portrait was reworked explains the errors, according to the professor. The added details changed the direction of light which was initially drawn by Rembrandt. Finally, the author mentions the panel that the portrait was painted on. It consists of several pieces of wood glued together. According to the author, Rembrandt had never used such a technique. On the other hand, the professor explains the glued pieces by the change. Additional pieces were added in order to make the portrait bigger. Overall, the professor explains all the problems mentioned in the passage. The research mentioned by the lector proved that the painting was drawn by Rembrandt, but changed later by another artist. This change caused doubts about the portrait's origin.