Evening meeting of the fishermen in a tavern of Mergellina near Naples 1905

Hermann Corrodi made this painting, Evening meeting of the fishermen in a tavern of Mergellina near Naples, with oil on canvas. The scene is bathed in a golden light, all gentle brushstrokes and hazy edges. You can almost feel the warmth of the sun on your skin, you know? I imagine Corrodi, standing there, squinting, trying to capture the light just so. I bet he’s thinking about all those other painters who’ve tried to nail that Mediterranean glow – the old masters, the impressionists, all chasing that same fleeting moment. There’s a dance between observation and memory. The way the light bounces off the water, those figures huddled together, sharing stories and maybe a bottle of wine. It’s like a snapshot of everyday life, elevated by the sheer act of painting. There’s such a conversation between artists across time. Each one adding their own voice, their own brushstroke, to this ongoing story.