In een cel knielt een man voor een vrouw die haar gezicht afwendt 1778
reiniervinkeles
photo of handprinted image
aged paper
light pencil work
yellowing background
photo restoration
light coloured
old engraving style
retro 'vintage design
feminine colour palette
ink colored
This etching, created in 1778 by Dutch artist Reinier Vinkeles, depicts a dramatic scene with three figures. A woman, with her back to the viewer, stands in a prison cell, her arms outstretched as she turns away from a man kneeling before her. A second man stands behind her, holding a candle and seemingly observing the interaction. The work, titled "In een cel knielt een man voor een vrouw die haar gezicht afwendt" (a man kneels in a cell before a woman who turns away her face), captures a moment of intense emotion, likely inspired by a literary or historical source. The use of chiaroscuro, with strong contrasts of light and dark, further emphasizes the dramatic mood of the scene.
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