Night

Jan Pietersz Saenredam, after Hendrik Goltzius

National Gallery of Art

The image depicts three people in an indoor setting. In the foreground, a woman is shown in a seated position with her eyes closed and arms crossed over her chest. She has a headpiece covering her hair and wears a dress with a ruffled collar. Beside her, a cradle with a baby is visible, and there are decorative objects nearby, including pottery and a mask. In the background, a man is lying in a canopied bed, his upper body exposed, looking up at another woman who is leaning over him. This woman wears a detailed dress with lace details and may be holding an object in her hand. The setting appears to be a bedroom with a heavy curtain creating a canopy for the bed. There is a lit candle on a stand beside the bed and another lit candle on the floor next to a cat. The walls have framed artworks hanging, one depicting a landscape scene with sailing ships and figures.