Golden Book of Taormina

Ancient theatre of Taormina

Carl Rottmann's Taormina undertaking is a grand one. This topography view is a study of atmospheric phenomena. He seems to be fascinated by clouds. How is it that I am learning of "cycles" in painting now? There is always something new, isnt there? 

Landscape painting Erdlebenbildkundst or pictorial art of the life of the earth was seen as an attempt by Alexander Humboldt as an attempt by integratives trying to piece the puzzles that each branch of science is trying to anaswer.