Complex sentence: The painting depicts a winter landscape with a male figure praying before a crucifix, andin the mist emerges a Gothic cathedral in background, while the evergreen firs stand as a visual replica to the catedral's spires.
Split into simpler sentences: The painting depicts a winter landscape with a male figure praying before a crucifix. A Gothic cathedral appears through the mist in the background, and evergreen firs stand as a visual parallel to the catedral's spires.