Behind The Scenes | Ludwig Knaus | 1880 14th Century asks God to cause the

asks God to cause the moon and the sun to stand still so that he and his army might continue fighting by daylight

ethereal white gown and rests on a bed of straw

This framed fine art print captures the breathtaking Gothic Cathedral by the Water

The composition is dominated by dark silhouettes of trees in the foreground

This dramatic seascape captures the catastrophic explosion of the French flagship L’Orient during the Battle of the Nile in 1798

Behind The Scenes | Ludwig Knaus | 1880 14th Century asks God to cause theLudwig Knaus Behind the Scenes (c. 1880) is a striking and deeply atmospheric depiction of life behind the curtain of a traveling circus. In stark contrast to the wonder and spectacle seen by the audience, Knaus exposes the harsh realities of the performers' private worlda scene of exhaustion, poverty, and quiet despair. A weary clown sits by a makeshift stove, cradling a doll, while two children play on the floor, their tattered costumes hinting at a