Apuleia in Search of Apuleius c. 19th century

Editor: This is "Apuleia in Search of Apuleius" by J.M.W. Turner. It's a delicate sepia drawing, and I’m struck by its dreamlike, almost ethereal quality. What do you see in it? Curator: For me, it's a whispered ode to longing and the transformative power of art. Turner’s rendering feels like a memory, a half-recalled landscape shimmering with yearning. Do you feel that sense of searching, perhaps even a little lost? Editor: I do, actually. It's like the landscape itself is searching. Curator: Precisely! It makes you wonder what we, too, are searching for, doesn't it? The beauty, perhaps, lies in the question, not the answer.