| A Closer Look: Landscape Contributor(s): Langmuir, Erika (Author) |
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ISBN: 1857096274 ISBN-13: 9781857096279 Publisher: National Gallery London OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Subjects & Themes - Landscapes & Seascapes - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Permanent |
| Series: Closer Look |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 8.2" (0.40 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |