Twee figuren bij een rotsblok in een berglandschap 1852 - 1855

Alexandre Calame captured this mountain landscape with two figures by a rock block in a detailed print. Here, we see the imposing rock block and its echo across time. Standing as silent witnesses, the two figures seem dwarfed by the sublime landscape, and more particularly, by the standing stone. These megaliths have marked human landscapes since the Stone Age, from menhirs to dolmens, carrying connotations of strength and permanence. Think of ancient sites like Stonehenge; these stones are not merely geological features, but rather cultural symbols imbued with layers of meaning, ritual, and perhaps even a connection to ancestral memory. The rock evokes a visceral sense of awe. It mirrors the collective human fascination with the monumental, tapping into the deep, almost primal part of our psyche that recognizes the enduring power of nature. Through Calame's romantic lens, the archaic symbol of the rock block reminds us of nature's spectacle, and the cyclical dance of meaning across time.