View of Heidelberg 

This is Friedrich Joseph Ehemant's "View of Heidelberg," a drawing that captures the city in delicate lines. The composition organizes itself into distinct layers, from the foreground trees to the distant mountains. Notice how the artist uses soft pencil strokes to construct a scene that invites the eye to wander through the valley. The drawing emphasizes the relationship between nature and urban space. The structures of Heidelberg are nestled within the landscape rather than dominating it. Ehemant's piece reminds us of the visual structure of Romanticism. Also, the pencil allows for a study in tonal gradations. Here, the formal elements serve not just to depict a place but to evoke a mood, a feeling of harmonious integration between the human-made and the natural world. Together they highlight a period of deep cultural reflection on humanity's place within the world.