Der Zauberkünstler (The Conjurer)

Hieronymus Bosch: The Conjurer, 1475-1480 Note that the man in the back row is stealing another man’s purse. He is also applying misdirection by looking up at the sky to misdirect the audience from his actions. The artist has even misdirected us from the thief, because we are drawn to the magician. The original is currently at the unicipal museum of, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, a western suburb of Paris, France. Via Wikimedia Commons.