one of the many intriguing aspects to this remarkable picture is how the scene appears to be lit like a modern office, with cold, white, even light (in 1650!). This serves to make it even eerier.
I’ve posted this painting before, but it's still a mystery ~ no-one really knows what’s going on, but everyone seems to have a firm view about it! So, is she waving to the spectral child outside, or warning her, or maybe something else? ~ Jacobus Vrel's ‘Woman at a Window’ (1650)