Peasants on a Forested Cliff c. 19th century

Editor: This is "Peasants on a Forested Cliff" by Alexandre Calame. It's a very detailed print, almost overwhelmingly so. I'm curious, what sort of story do you think it is trying to tell? Curator: Well, it whispers of the sublime, doesn't it? Look at the tiny figures dwarfed by the immensity of nature. It reminds me of staring up at a cathedral, feeling both insignificant and connected to something vast. Editor: So it's about a feeling more than a literal narrative? Curator: Perhaps. Or perhaps it's about the quiet dramas unfolding within the grand theatre of the natural world. The figures seem contemplative, lost in thought. What do *you* think they're pondering? Editor: Maybe just the vastness of it all, just like you said! I'll definitely look at nature differently now. Curator: And I, them.