Bjerglandskab med træer 1785 - 1843

This landscape with trees was sketched by C.F. Rumohr, using pen and ink. The dominating mountain, with its solid, unyielding presence, looms in the distance. The trees in the foreground –symbols of life, resilience, and growth– offer a counterpoint to this imposing mass. The mountain motif has resonated across epochs, from the sacred mountains of ancient Greece, home to the gods, to the Romantic era's celebration of sublime, untamed nature. Think of how, in certain contexts, the mountain becomes the omphalos, the world's navel, a point of contact between realms. Yet, here, it evokes a sense of awe and introspection; the solitary figure contemplating nature’s grandeur. The contrast between the mountain’s stoicism and the trees' vitality speaks to the duality of existence, a dance between permanence and transience that touches our deepest subconscious layers.