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A waterfall punctuates the landscape near the forest's edge, further animating the tranquil scene. [1] An image of the painting is difficult to fully capture with photography, particularly in the attempt to duplicate the intensity of the reflected orange and red sunset light which sparkles with scumbled paint. [2] "The painting seems to exude a ...
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works, landscape backgrounds for figures can still form an important part of ...
American landscape painter of the Hudson River School. He painted idyllic landscape paintings of an early American wilderness and the scenic vistas of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. He exhibited at the National Academy from 1839 to 1873 and at the American Art-Union in 1847. He was deeply influenced by the dramatic work of Thomas Cole ...
The theory of 'En plein air' painting is credited to Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes (1750–1819), first expounded in a treatise entitled Reflections and Advice to a Student on Painting, Particularly on Landscape (1800), [2] where he developed the concept of landscape portraiture by which the artist paints directly onto canvas in situ within the ...
In the simple composition of a fisherman reflected influence by Japanese artists and demonstrated his skill as an etcher. [1] [2] Salem Harbor was Benson's first etching, made while he was at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston [1] and published in the school's magazine Students in the School of Drawing. Benson was one of the editors ...
Landscape with the Burial of St Serapia; Landscape with the Fall of Icarus (de Momper) Landscape with the Finding of Moses; Landscape with the Good Samaritan; Landscape with the Port of Santa Marinella; Landscape with the Temptation of Christ; Landscape with the Temptation of St Anthony (Lorrain) Landscape with the Temptation of St Anthony (Savery)
Alfred Sisley (/ ˈ s ɪ s l i /; French:; 30 October 1839 – 29 January 1899) was an Impressionist landscape painter who was born and spent most of his life in France, but retained British citizenship. He was the most consistent of the Impressionists in his dedication to painting landscape en plein air (i.e., outdoors).
The Chinese ink painting tradition of shan shui ("mountain-water"), or "pure" landscape, in which the only sign of human life is usually a sage, or a glimpse of his hut, uses sophisticated landscape backgrounds to figure subjects, and landscape art of this period retains a classic and much-imitated status within the Chinese tradition.