Explore how landscape painting grew from simple background to a major art form, revealing how artists turned unseen nature into the subject itself.
This edition traces a shift from medieval ideals to the first modern landscape, highlighting Dutch masters who painted everyday scenes with keen observation. It shows how painters like Jan van Eyck and his successors moved from gilded backgrounds to landscapes that express mood, atmosphere, and a sense of place. Along the way, it explains how a new appreciation for nature paralleled changes in art, philosophy, and culture.
Ideal for readers seeking a clear, illustrated account of landscape’s rise in Western art.
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Da: Forgotten Books, London, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: New. Print on Demand. In this comprehensive exploration of the rich relationship between humans and nature from ancient Greece to the modern era, the author delves into a fascinating evolution of our collective consciousness. The book examines how our appreciation of the natural world has shifted over time, from the animistic beliefs of ancient India to the transcendentalism of Christianity and the sentimentalism of the Romantics. Through detailed analysis of literature, art, and philosophy, the author traces the emergence of a subjective and individualistic perspective in our perception of nature, culminating in the profound interconnectedness we recognize today. The book sheds light on how our ever-changing relationship with nature has shaped our understanding of ourselves and our place in the cosmos, offering a valuable contribution to our understanding of environmental consciousness. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Codice articolo 9781331548157_0
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PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo LW-9781331548157
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Da: PBShop.store UK, Fairford, GLOS, Regno Unito
PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Codice articolo LW-9781331548157
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