Gewitterlandschaft, im Vordergrund eine gestürzte und zwei davoneilende Personen 

Franz Kobell rendered "Thunderstorm Landscape, in the foreground a fallen and two fleeing people" using pen and gray ink and gray wash on paper. Kobell was working in a time when the sublime in nature was a popular idea among artists and intellectuals. Look at the contrast between the overwhelming force of nature, represented by the dramatic sky and lightning, and the vulnerability of the three people caught in the storm. One figure lies prostrate, while the others flee, arms raised in a gesture that could signify either protection or surrender. How might these figures relate to the broader anxieties of the period? This image seems to tap into a primal fear, highlighting our precarious position in the face of nature's power. This landscape urges us to contemplate our own relationship with the environment, and the emotional and physical challenges that come with it.