How does Anton Chekhov use imagery in The Darling?

Chekhov uses imagery to create a tragic fable without words. He does so by projecting on the shabby walls of a bohemian garret, beyond the falsity of a painted image which remains unseen, the true likeness of poor Psyche of old, as she was when she lost her lover, and was left like an orphan alone in the darkness of this world.