A Candlelight Legacy: The Life and Art of Johann Mongles Culverhouse Johann Mongles Culverhouse, a name perhaps less celebrated than his Dutch predecessors, nevertheless occupies a fascinating niche in the landscape of 19th-century American painting. Born in Rotterdam in 1820, Culverhouse embarked on a journey that would see him transplant the traditions of Dutch genre painting to the burgeoning art scene of New York City and beyond.…