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Jesus Ramos
By looking at this image, the man is the main focus standing
on the rocks looking like the king of the hill. However the sky and mountains
is what this man is looking at. This man can be imagining many things in his
head, like building a town or even coming up with a poem just by looking at
nature. There can be many different things that can be going through his little
noodle, but the thing that mostly makes sense is this man appreciating the
beauty of nature. The sky is the limit could be something he might be saying.
Comparing these paintings to other paintings, the sky is what always represents
the mood of the painting. For example, if the color of the sky is red, this can
represent hatred, war or death. For this painting, the man standing is dressed
decent, also holding a cane, like an explorer. Back to the sky, the man seems
interested to know what is out there. As if the sky also symbolizes a greater
meaning.
That is
where I want to expand my thought. The meaning of something is important to the
human being. As we discussed in class, the characteristics traits is the
triumph of the individual by the rejection of society. Now this man is isolated
and completely alone. Most people would jump to conclusion that being alone is
a negative thing because no one is around for that support. However, what if
this painting represents the triumph of one individual. Another question might
be, what stands between the man and the mountains on the other side. Maybe the
answer is opportunity.
There are many questions to this painting, which
is why this painting is so relevant to the romantic period, because nothing is
certain until one explores the pathways and mountains that one seeks. This is
relevant to the painting we saw with the three soldiers, the three swords, the
father and the three women. The father did not know where his three sons would
end up because of the three different sides in war. One has to explore and seek
for opportunity. Probably this painting requires emotion to describe the image.
Sounds like the Enlightenment has expanded. Well this was my interpretation to
this awesome painting. The one man standing I mean. 
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