Landscape Number 50 c. 19th century

Editor: So, this is Alexandre Calame's *Landscape Number 50*. It's undated. The mood is really quite romantic, don't you think? Almost gothic. What do you see in this piece? Curator: Absolutely! That moonlight spilling onto the torrent...it's pure theater, isn't it? Calame's landscapes often feel like emotional stages. He's not just painting a place; he's painting a feeling. Do you feel a sense of longing or perhaps a hint of melancholy? Editor: Now that you mention it, there's a definite sense of longing. Curator: Perhaps that's what makes it so powerful. It’s a reflection of the artist’s own soul projected onto nature. We glimpse our own emotions reflected in the wild, untamed landscape. Editor: I never thought of it that way before. Thanks!