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Landscape
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- Book Synopsis
- Landscape is probably the most popular type of painting, but anyone who has ever been disappointed by vacation photographs knows how difficult it is to turn a view into a picture. This book shows how artists in past centuries translated outdoor space and light into paint, and how landscape imagery evolved from mere ornament into a visual metaphor of the human condition. The story is told from its beginnings in Roman mural decoration, through the Renaissance transformation of landscape into a vehicle for feelings and ideas, to the Impressionist revolution and beyond. The continuing relevance of art to how we see the world, and our place in it, is demonstrated through a practical discussion of optics of real and painted landscape, illustrated with works from the National Gallery, London. Published by National Gallery, London/Distributed by Yale University Press
- About The Author
- Erika Langmuir (1931-2015) was formerly chair of art history at the Open University and was head of education at the National Gallery, London, from 1988 to 1995.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781857096279
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- National Gallery Company, (02 February 2018)
- Number of Pages
- 96
- Weight
- 214 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 8.25 x 5.75 x 8 mm
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