classroom scene from the 17th or 18th century. The setting is a simple, dimly lit room with stone or brick flooring and plain walls adorned ...

classroom scene from the 17th or 18th century. The setting is a simple, dimly lit room with stone or brick flooring and plain walls adorned with a crucifix, a religious shrine. A teacher in black clerical robes is seated on a raised wooden platform or pulpit, gesturing with one hand with a wooden "signal" ...