Art
In the 1870s, French painter Paul Cézanne painted the small village of Auvers from a high vantage point, capturing the jumble of rooftops, gardens, and pathways where ordinary people lived and worked. This painting shows us how a real community was organized—where homes clustered together, how streets wound through neighborhoods, and the relationship between buildings and the land around them.
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You stand on a hillside looking down at Auvers spread below you. Rooftops in ochre and gray tile overlap like playing cards. A church steeple marks the center. Gardens patch the gaps between houses, and a thin road cuts through it all. The light is soft and even—this is simply how people lived, packed closely together, their daily routines unfolding in these modest streets.
Reflect
What does your own neighborhood look like from above? How would a bird's-eye view change what you notice about how people live?