Snow-Hushed Courtyard and Slate Mansard Roofs

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A soft pastel artwork designed in a harmonious 1:1 square aspect ratio, capturing a secluded European old town courtyard during a windless nocturnal snowfall. Fluffy snowflakes drift vertically across the scene, settling softly upon aged cobblestones, stone ledges, and black wrought-iron railings. An ornate bracketed streetlamp mounted to an antique masonry wall casts a warm peach-amber radiance across the central courtyard, illuminating falling flakes in its intimate halo. The upper corners and roofline feature steep slate mansard roofs and tall chimneys receding into velvety charcoal and indigo shadows. The rich, powdery pastel medium conveys exceptional tactile warmth, quiet hush, and sheltering urban sanctuary at night.