Johann Gotthard von Müller

Johann Gotthard von Müller spent decades hunched over copper plates in his Stuttgart workshop, turning engravings into something warmer than ink and metal. He carved Madonna della Sedia so tenderly that the Virgin’s hand almost feels like skin under your fingertip. If your eyes need a doorway, look for the print in the Alte Staatsgalerie—it’s the first thing you see when you step into the print room, and it still catches the light like a quiet secret.