Man met lange baard omringd door mensen en ganzen before 1885

"La Légende du Juif Errant" (The Legend of the Wandering Jew), created before 1885 by Jean Gauchard (1825-1872), depicts a scene from the medieval legend of the Wandering Jew. The print, housed in the Rijksmuseum, showcases a man with a long beard surrounded by people and geese in a shadowy, cobblestone street. The image, rendered in a realistic style, evokes the atmosphere of a dark, mysterious tale, as the Wandering Jew is condemned to wander the earth until the Second Coming of Christ. The detailed depiction of the crowd and the atmospheric cityscape, with the dark buildings and the ominous sky, contributes to the narrative's powerful message.