A Form Has Rushed amidst Them from the Dark

A Form Has Rushed amidst Them from the Dark

Ferdinand Joubert

1846

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From the collection of National Gallery of Art

About this work

This image shows a scene of four people in a room. One man is holding a sword and appears to be attacking another man, who is crouched down and holding his arms up to defend himself. A woman is standing behind the crouching man, looking worried. Another man is standing on the left side of the image, holding a sword and looking at the scene in front of him. The room is dimly lit, with a few objects visible in the background, such as a table and a chair. The atmosphere is tense and dramatic, with a sense of urgency and danger. The use of cross-hatching in this engraving adds depth and texture to the image, creating a sense of volume and dimensionality.

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