Behind The Scenes | Ludwig Knaus | 1880 14th Century This framed fine art print

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

dramatic lighting

This illustration by Gustave Doré for The Inferno

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

which further emphasizes the historical context and seriousness of the piece

Behind The Scenes | Ludwig Knaus | 1880 14th Century This framed fine art printLudwig 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