The Prison Courtyard

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who equally well known for his Oil Paintings as well as his eccentric personality. This Oil Painting is entitled The Prison Courtyard styled as Post-Impressionism and categorized under House Scenes. Taking a quick glimpse at the Painted Art the observer will notice that the colors are varied and the mixture is light. The Painted Art depicts many human figures in what seems to be an interior setting surrounded by walls. The human figures walk in a circular line that seems unending. Beside the circular line seems to be some figures who hold some authority in the setting. This Painted Art depicts light tones with undecipherable details, despite the ambiguity and light tones, the observer can feel a sense of darkness that is evoked by the Painted Art.