The Alpine Visionary: The Life and Legacy of Caspar Wolf In the heart of the eighteenth century, as the rationalist grip of the Enlightenment began to yield to the raw, emotional tremors of the Sturm und Drang movement, a singular voice emerged from the Swiss landscape. Caspar Wolf, born in Muri, Aargau, in 1735, did not merely paint the mountains; he sought to capture their very soul. The son of a furniture maker, Wolf’s early life w…