Venster met gordijnen after 1878

This lithograph illustrates a window with curtains, its maker is unknown. The drawing presents a symmetrical composition dominated by a window frame draped with elaborate curtains in shades of green and pink. The folds and textures of the fabric create a sense of depth, contrasting with the flat plane of the window. The anonymous artist uses the window as a frame within a frame, playing with the ideas of interior and exterior space. The curtains, rendered in a decorative style, serve as a visual barrier, obscuring and revealing the world outside. This compositional technique can be interpreted through a semiotic lens, where the curtains function as a signifier of domesticity and enclosure. Note how the artist employs line and colour to guide the eye, creating a visual hierarchy. The softness of the curtains contrasts with the sharp edges of the window frame, emphasizing the artificiality of the domestic space. This interplay between form and function challenges our perception of the window as simply a portal, instead presenting it as a constructed representation of space and vision.