Eine Frau (_La Pazza_) mit sonderbarem Kopfputz flieht vor zwei Verfolgern 

This drawing at the Städel Museum was made by Ludovico Carracci. Titled *A Woman (_La Pazza_) with a Strange Headdress Fleeing from Two Pursuers*, it is a study in pen and brown ink. Carracci masterfully uses line to convey motion and emotion. Look at the frantic energy in the woman’s posture, heightened by the looping lines suggesting her billowing dress and wild headdress. The pursuers, sketched with quick, agitated strokes, add to the scene’s chaotic feel. The use of hatching and cross-hatching not only defines the figures but also creates a sense of depth and shadow, intensifying the drama. The semiotic reading here reveals an interesting interplay between visibility and legibility. The sketch is both highly expressive and somewhat ambiguous. It doesn't tell a clear story, but the arrangement of forms and figures evokes a powerful sense of unease. Carracci’s work invites us to consider how much can be communicated through formal means alone, where line and form serve as potent carriers of narrative and psychological depth, rather than explicit representation.