Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard

The scene is set in a dark, interior space with rough walls and a window on the left that spills pale light onto a cluster of laborers gathered near a table. The figures are arranged in a loose diagonal from left to right, with a seated elder figure by the table and others standing or leaning toward him, creating a sense of movement and interaction within the group. The palette is dominated by deep earth tones—browns, ochres, and blacks—punctuated by pale flesh tones and lit by the strong chiaroscuro that characterizes Rembrandt’s painterly, textured style.