Goya’s "Yard with Madmen" shows a bleak asylum courtyard where distressed, half-naked patients move in chaos under harsh light, exposing both the torment of mental illness and the cruelty of how society confines it.
Chiaroscuro
Georges de La Tour's painting "Joseph the Carpenter" depicts a young Jesus with Saint Joseph, his earthly father, in a style “à la chandelle”.
Georges de La Tour's "Woman with a Flea" (Femme à la puce) exemplifies La Tour's signature use of candlelight to create dramatic contrasts and emotional depth. The painting depicts a woman engaged in the intimate act of removing a flea.
Gerard van Honthorst - The soldier and the girl
Caravaggio’s "Amor Vincit Omnia" or “Love Conquers All” shows a life-size Cupid, completely nude, set against a deep, almost black background. He’s not a sweet idealized cherub but a wiry adolescent boy with tousled hair, dark eagle wings and a crooked, knowing grin.