Rome: Ruined Buildings 

Editor: So, this is Ferdinand Becker's "Rome: Ruined Buildings," currently housed at the Tate. It looks like a quick sketch of some ancient ruins. It’s melancholic, almost romantic, don’t you think? What do you see in this piece? Curator: It whispers of time's relentless march, doesn't it? Becker captures a poignant dance between nature reclaiming human ambition and a stark visual. The light seems to mourn the lost grandeur. Is it beautiful? Or is it a reminder that even empires crumble? Editor: I hadn’t thought about it that way, but you are right. There’s a sense of warning mixed with the beauty. Curator: Exactly! And perhaps Becker is reminding us to find beauty in decay, in the echoes of what once was, a humbling thought, no? Editor: Definitely. I’ll never look at old buildings the same way again.