Landscape Painting: A History
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0789209020 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is not easy to write a history of such an extensive subject As an academic, landscape architect, and amateur landscape painter, I find it interesting what others may say about the subject, because personal experience, training, and culture guide what is presented and not presented-- any book often says more about the paradigms and perspectives of the authors then about the actual subject they are writing about. It is not easy to write a history of such an extensive subject. If one has never thought much about the subject, one will learn about the. John McPhee said A Note of Caution About the Reproduction Quality. I ordered this book because of the scholarship, not the reproductions. Ironically, I am going to only address the color plates in this review. After its arrival, I realized it is very much about the reproductions. It is large, very heavy and is mostly pictures rather than text. That is very generous on one hand but at a price. But the cost is reason to not just buy out of impulse. It is currently new online for at little as $65 to $9"A Note of Caution About the Reproduction Quality" according to John McPhee. I ordered this book because of the scholarship, not the reproductions. Ironically, I am going to only address the color plates in this review. After its arrival, I realized it is very much about the reproductions. It is large, very heavy and is mostly pictures rather than text. That is very generous on one hand but at a price. But the cost is reason to not just buy out of impulse. It is currently new online for at little as $65 to $92, and is $1A Note of Caution About the Reproduction Quality I ordered this book because of the scholarship, not the reproductions. Ironically, I am going to only address the color plates in this review. After its arrival, I realized it is very much about the reproductions. It is large, very heavy and is mostly pictures rather than text. That is very generous on one hand but at a price. But the cost is reason to not just buy out of impulse. It is currently new online for at little as $65 to $92, and is $135 (list price) largely because of the enor. 5 (list price) largely because of the enor. , and is $1A Note of Caution About the Reproduction Quality I ordered this book because of the scholarship, not the reproductions. Ironically, I am going to only address the color plates in this review. After its arrival, I realized it is very much about the reproductions. It is large, very heavy and is mostly pictures rather than text. That is very generous on one hand but at a price. But the cost is reason to not just buy out of impulse. It is currently new online for at little as $65 to $92, and is $135 (list price) largely because of the enor. 5 (list price) largely because of the enor. Not worth the money I had to get this for a class in Renaissance Landscape Painting. It is okay, it feels like a museum catalogue that goes through things in a very brief way, centering on particular pieces rather than a whole overview of the media and time period and whatnot. Very much like a museum catalogue. I would recommend it only if it was a quarter of the price or less. Definitely not worth the money.
All rights reserved. From Booklist From Greek pastorals to the romantic drama of the Hudson River school, artists have envisioned landscapes as emblems of the divine, images of dominion, or reflections of inner worlds. Buttner analyzes paintings by dozens of artists, including Giorgione, Brueghel, Poussin, Jacob van Ruisdael, Albert Bierstadt, and the impressionists, lingering over works that combine "a clear and precise depiction of reality with an intriguing ambiguity." Donna SeamanCopyright © American Library Association. Buttner's sweeping history unfolds century by century, country by country, beginning with a f
These artists are followed by plein-air painters, Impressionists, and Post-Impressionists, among them Manet, Monet, Sisley, Renoir, Cézanne, Seurat, van Gogh, and Rousseau. Many of the extraordinary works are reproduced in full along with a detail and an informative caption.In the authoritative text, the author traces the history of landscape painting up to the present day but also focuses on individual paintings and the circumstances under which they were created. His broad selection of paintings in this genre consists mainly of well-known works, but some seldom-reproduced pictures are also included. These revolutionary conceptions of nature are vividly presented with examples from Constable, Turner, Whistler, Frederic Church, Bierstadt, Thomas Eakins, and Winslow Homer. In this sweeping treasury of Western art, distinguished art historian Nils Büttner has chosen paintings that not only portray natural vistas but also dramatic scenes with people and architecture. Since Antiquity, painters have sought to portray the glories of nature, and many of their pictures have become the best-known masterpieces in the history of art. The sixteenth century heralded a new perception of the world, reflected in the works of such masters as Albrecht Dürer and Bruegel, as shown. Along with a description of a painting, the lucid text examines the work’s cultural, historical, and aesthetic context.The art of landscape artists, which has long be