Alexandre Calame (1810 – 1864): Capturing Alpine Majesty Alexandre Calame, born in Arabie (modern Vevey), Switzerland, in 1810, was a Swiss landscape painter who achieved considerable renown during the Romantic era and is considered a pivotal figure within the Düsseldorf School of Painting. His artistic journey began amidst challenging circumstances—his father’s financial ruin precluded him from pursuing formal education, forcing him to work as a bank clerk from adolescence. Yet, this pragmatic necessity fueled his passion for art, nurtured by an encounter with banker Diodati who secured him…