Christus aan het kruis
David Humbert de Superville wasn't just sketching a face; he was mapping the geometry of human emotion. Titled 'Christus aan het kruis' (Christ on the Cross), this intense study captures Christ looking heavenward with wild, scribbled hair and an expression of supreme agony. While labeled Neoclassical, the raw energy here feels almost Romantic. De Superville was actually obsessed with 'absolute signs' in art, writing a famous book on how specific lines universally convey feelings—so this isn't just a religious study, it's a scientific diagram of suffering!