Prisoners Round | Vincent van Gogh | 1890 Size:16"x20" with waves crashing against rocks

with waves crashing against rocks and ships caught in the storm

and snowy winter landscapes

hypnotic eyes confront the viewer with a paralyzing stare

The work is one of the 14 so called Black Paintings that Goya painted directly on the walls of his house sometime between 1819 and 1823

which could be interpreted as armor

Prisoners Round | Vincent van Gogh | 1890 Size:16"x20" with waves crashing against rocksVincent van Gogh's Prisoners' Round (after Gustave Dor), painted circa 1890, portrays a haunting scene of prisoners walking in a repetitive circle within the confines of a high, oppressive prison yard. The figures, painted in shades of green, gray, and blue, appear despondent, emphasizing a sense of entrapment and despair. The high brick walls, rendered with thick, textured brushstrokes, loom over the prisoners, accentuating the claustrophobic