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Interior of a Gothic Church, 1615. A church with a principal nave and two lateral aisles, separated by solid columns supporting the vault. A whiteish light filters in through the side windows, which are of plain glass, flooding the interior and emphasising the dimensions and depth of the building. Neeffs depicts a plain, light-filled interior with small side chapels located both along the side walls and attached to the columns of the nave. In one of these lateral chapels a mass is being celebrated by a priest with his back to the viewer and some kneeling worshippers. This may be a funeral as in the centre in the far distance we can see a coffin covered with a black cloth. Interior of a Gothic Church, 1615. Creator: Peeter Neeffs the Elder. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)