Why it matters
A colourful crowd gathers under a soldier's watch at the gate of a Copenhagen prison. In front, a sullen man carries a lit lantern in broad daylight (a nod to Diogenes searching for an honest man) in a scene that seems to denounce personal debt.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1831.
- The dog near the man evokes Diogenes' cynicism.
- It is in the Statens Museum for Kunst in Copenhagen.
Based on the French Wikipedia article La Prison de Copenhague (CC BY-SA 4.0).
