Ein Hirsch und ein Steinbock, der sich reibt 

Franz Pforr made this drawing of a deer and a goat rubbing itself against a rock at an unknown date. Pforr was one of the early members of the Lukasbund, a group of German Romantic painters who sought to revive honesty and spirituality in art. The drawing evokes feelings of serenity and harmony with nature, but we can think of these animals as symbols, not just creatures in a landscape. The proud stag, standing tall, might represent traditional masculine ideals. Meanwhile, the goat's act of rubbing against the rock can be seen as an attempt to assert its presence in the world. It makes me consider how each animal embodies different aspects of identity, and how they interact in this simple but charged space. These animals act out dynamics of power, submission, and self-affirmation that mirror the complexities of human relationships.