Historically speaking, in research on these kinds of paintings, I can find out more about the lace that the woman is wearing in this painting -- the manufacturer of the lace -- than I can about this character here, about his dreams, about his hopes, about what he wanted out of life.
Istoric vorbind, cercetând acest tip de tablouri, pot afla mai mult despre dantela pe care o poartă femeia din acest tablou -- fabricantul acestei dantele -- decât despre acest personaj de aici, despre visele lui, despre speranțele lui, despre ce își dorea de la viață.