Feast of trumpets I 1884

"Feast of Trumpets I" (1884) by Aleksander Gierymski, a Polish painter renowned for his realist depictions of everyday life, portrays a group of men in traditional garb gathered on the bank of a river at sunset. The scene captures the quiet solemnity of a religious gathering, with the figures standing in a circle and holding prayer books, as if reciting the traditional Jewish prayers on the High Holidays. This painting exemplifies Gierymski's masterful use of light and color to create a sense of atmosphere and evoke a particular moment in time.