In Reflexion, Jesús Monge Cebolla centers the composition on the shimmering surface of water, where bands of golden light from the setting sun ripple and refract into nuanced layers of orange, gold, blue, and gray. Above, the Venetian canal unfolds in quiet depth, with the silhouettes of a gondola and its boatman drifting between history and the present moment.

With meticulous brushwork, Monge Cebolla captures the interplay of reflection and illusion, allowing light to serve as a metaphor for the passage of time. Beyond a mere depiction of landscape, the painting evokes the transience and fluidity of life—a visual poem of light, stillness, and existence emerging at the threshold between reality and mirage.