Landscapes Number 5 c. 19th century

Editor: So, this is Alexandre Calame's "Landscapes Number 5," and I must say, it has a rather dramatic and wild feel. What's your take? Curator: It's interesting, isn't it? Calame really captures that Romantic era fascination with the sublimity of nature. Those craggy rocks and that hinted mountain...it's as if he's inviting us to confront our own insignificance against the vastness of the world. Does it evoke that feeling for you? Editor: Yes, it definitely does. I appreciate your insight and it's nice to have a new lens through which to view this piece.