▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁story . ▁When ▁all ▁four ▁paint ings ▁were ▁in ▁place , ▁the ▁dis cre p ancy ▁was ▁evident . ▁ ▁The ▁council ▁probably ▁expected ▁something ▁similar ▁in ▁style , ▁rather ▁than ▁the ▁o min ous ▁grande ur ▁of ▁Rem brand t ' s ▁conception . ▁ ▁The ▁ch iar osc uro ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁Rem brand t ' s ▁late ▁works , ▁but ▁the ▁" e erie ▁light ▁and ▁shadow ▁and ▁the ▁ir ides cent ▁grey ish ▁bl ues ▁and ▁pale ▁y ell ows " ▁are ▁not . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁still ▁there , ▁Rem brand t ▁signed ▁an ▁agreement ▁giving ▁a ▁" qu arter - share ▁of ▁his ▁prof its ▁acc ru ing ▁from ▁the ▁piece ▁for ▁the ▁City ▁Hall ▁and ▁his ▁pros pective ▁ear nings ▁from ▁it ." ▁By ▁ 2 4 ▁September ▁ 1 6 6 2 , ▁however , ▁when ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁and ▁elect or ▁of ▁C ologne ▁Maxim ilian ▁Henry ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁was ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁hall , ▁Rem brand t ' s ▁painting ▁was ▁gone . ▁▁ ▁One ▁ob jection ▁may ▁well ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁incon gru ous ▁crown ▁that ▁Rem brand t ▁had ▁set ▁upon ▁Claud ius ▁Civil is ' s ▁head ▁and ▁his ▁domin ating ▁the ▁scene , ▁hardly ▁features ▁of ▁a ▁consult ative , ▁republic an ▁attitude . ▁ ▁Bl ank ert ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁painting ▁had ▁too ▁much ▁dark , ▁un used ▁space , ▁compared ▁with ▁the