Kerkinterieur met een beeldhouwwerk en kroonluchter c. 1873

Johannes Bosboom created this drawing with graphite on paper. The drawing is dominated by a loose, sketch-like quality, immediately conveying a sense of transience. Bosboom's lines are not definitive, but rather suggestive, creating an open structure that invites the viewer to participate in completing the image. The composition features a contrast between the solid vertical elements on the left and the more amorphous, horizontally oriented forms of the chandelier on the right. Bosboom’s sketch can be seen through the lens of semiotics, where each line functions as a signifier, hinting at the tangible world. However, the absence of firm definition challenges fixed meanings. It destabilizes our conventional understanding of architectural space. The church interior is not rendered as a solid, immutable structure but as a field of possibilities. The interplay of line and form in the drawing reflects the dynamic, ever-changing nature of perception and interpretation.