Woodland Imagery in Northern Art, C. 1500 - 1800: Poetry and Ecology (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781848224940)

Woodland Imagery in Northern Art reconnects us with the woodland scenery that abounds in Western painting, from Albrecht D?er'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.

Author: Leopoldine Van Hogendorp Prosperetti
ISBN-10: 184822494X
ISBN-13: 9781848224940
Publisher: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Language: English
Published: 06/24/2022
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.85lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.72w x 0.71d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2022