Familienbild (_)_ Gesellschaft um einen Tisch 

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone created this drawing, "Familienbild" or "Family Picture," with pen and brush in the 17th century. The table acts as a stage, presenting figures whose hands gesture, echoing across time, reminiscent of classical orators, seeking to persuade and connect. Consider the hand raised, palm open. It is a gesture seen in Roman sculptures, a symbol of rhetoric and dialogue. This motif finds its way into Renaissance paintings and even later political posters. What once signified open debate transforms subtly into a call for action, yet the underlying appeal remains—an invitation to engage, a demand to be heard. It speaks to our collective memory, triggering responses linked to authority, persuasion, and connection, a visual echo that binds us across centuries, demonstrating the enduring power of gesture and the cyclical return of symbols in human expression.