1. Peeter Neefs I. Never heard of him. He has a picture at the Thyssen, a church interior from the early 17th c. It almost leaps off the wall, light streaming from it, tiny little figures in the church almost cartoon-like, more American primiitive (ala Grandma Moses) than classical. There is a small group, perhaps twelve people gathered before a small altar in the left midground, a priest with his back to the congregation, hands raised in supplication. Elsewhere in the church, people go about their business, ignoring the worshippers, except for one woman in the centre foreground who has dropped to her knees and is facing the altar, her back to us. Rosary beads dangle from her hands. Not far away, three people stand having a chat. There is a dog with them. Only it
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