Murder in the House | Jakub Schikaneder | 1890 Size:A3 Landscape reducing the figures to a

reducing the figures to a scale that

along with the painting's title

frantically trying to escape the city as it crumbles around them

is one of Vincent van Gogh's paintings of Arles at night

remembrance

Murder in the House | Jakub Schikaneder | 1890 Size:A3 Landscape reducing the figures to aMurder in the House (1890) by Jakub Schikaneder depicts a grim courtyard scene where a murdered woman lies lifeless on the stone ground. A small crowd gathers in stunned silencefaces marked by fear, sorrow, and helpless curiositywhile a single figure gestures toward the body, breaking the stillness. Bathed in cold, muted light, the painting captures the quiet horror of everyday violence, transforming an ordinary urban space into a moment of collective