Junge Frau, den Kopf leicht nach links gesenkt 

Victor Müller sketched this Young Woman with a light graphite touch, capturing her head gently tilted to the left. Her downcast eyes and the soft curve of her neck evoke a sense of introspection, a motif that echoes through centuries of art. Consider the 'pudica' gesture, a hand modestly covering the breast, seen in ancient sculptures of Venus. Here, while not identical, the woman's posture shares a similar sense of modesty and internalized emotion. This gesture resurfaces in Renaissance paintings, often associated with innocence or vulnerability, yet here, in Müller's sketch, it is more internalized and psychological. Such recurring visual motifs are not mere coincidence. They are ‘engrams' of cultural memory, passed down and altered, carrying with them the emotional weight of generations. The gentle tilt of the head becomes a vessel for conveying complex inner states, inviting viewers to project their own emotions and experiences onto the subject. This is how art transcends time.