Scans completed by John Delaney and NU-ACCESS show that Picasso incorporated the landscape of this underlying painting into his own composition, matching the woman's back to the hills on the right side of the canvas. The analysis also reveals that Picasso had originally painted the crouching woman with an exposed right arm, her hand uplifted, holding a circular piece of bread. Picasso abandoned this descriptive element, ultimately covering the arm, hand and bread with a cloak.
Ucwaningo olwenziwe yi-John Delaney and NU-ACCESS lukhombisa ukuthi u-Picasso wasebenzisa okuthize kulo mdwebo oyisisekelo emsebenzini wakhe, wakufanisa nengemuva lowesifazane ezintabeni ngasesandleni sokudla sento yokudwebela.  Uphenyo luphinde luveze ukuthi u-Picasso wayeqale ngokudweba owesifazane egobile eveze ingalo yangakwesokudla, isandla sakhe sibheke phezulu sibambe ucezu olusandilinga lwesinkwa. U-Picasso wayishaya indiva le enakekile, wagina ngokukhava ingalo, nesandla kanye nesinkwa esikuplastiki.