Armor chamber fantasy

I can really imagine this. Suddenly the artist started to see living men inside all those old suits of armor. His technique seems to emphasize this dreamlike state of mind.  Part of the painting is very sketchy and the closest soldier has eyes, but no arms. Another suit of armor seems to be completely empty.

Adolf Menzel - Armor chamber fantasy, 1866
Pencil, body color, heightened with brush and white, on brown paper

Armor chamber fantasy CC0095 Postcard