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Woodland imagery in Northern art, c.1500-1800 : poetry and ecology

Woodland Imagery in Northern Art reconnects us with the woodland scenery that abounds in Western painting, from Albrecht Durer's intense studies of verdant trees, to the works of many other Northern European artists who captured 'the truth of vegetation' in their work. These incidents...

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Autor principal: Prosperetti, Leopoldine (Autor, VerfasserIn)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: London : Lund Humphries , 2022
Colección:Northern lights
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Acceso en línea:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Notas de Autor:Leopoldine van Hogendorp Prosperetti
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Sumario:Woodland Imagery in Northern Art reconnects us with the woodland scenery that abounds in Western painting, from Albrecht Durer's intense studies of verdant trees, to the works of many other Northern European artists who captured 'the truth of vegetation' in their work. These incidents of remarkable scenery in the visual arts have received little attention in the history of art, until now. Prosperetti brings together a set of essays which are devoted to the poetics of the woodlands in the work of the great masters, including Claude Lorrain, Jan van Eyck, Jacob van Ruisdael, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci, amongst others. Through an examination of aesthetics and eco-poetics, this book draws attention to the idea of lyrical naturalism as a conceptual bridge that unites the power of poetry with the allurement of the natural world. Engagingly written and beautifully illustrated throughout, Woodland Imagery in Northern Art strives to stimulate the return of the woodlands to the places where they belong - in people's minds and close to home
Notas:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-153) and index
Descripción Física:160 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:9781848224940