Portrait of Wilhelmina Sophia Helwig 1807

"Portrait of Wilhelmina Sophia Helwig," painted in 1807 by Philipp Otto Runge, presents a young woman in a white dress, standing against a background of trees and clouds. The subject's delicate features, emphasized by the light, contribute to the sentimental tone, characteristic of Romanticism. The subtle brushstrokes and soft light further enhance the sense of emotion, placing this work within the tradition of German Romanticism, a movement that favored emotional expression in art.