What is the meaning of the word landscape?
Landscape is the visible features of an area of land often with an aesthetic appeal, and could be anything from natural to urban landscapes.
When did landscape emerge as a genre?
In western civilisations landscape emerged as a genre in the 16th century during the renaissance era. However it can be tracked even earlier in ancient China.
When did classical landscape emerge as a genre?
Classical landscape emerged in the 17th century and was influenced by classical antiquity, which means the culture and art of ancient Greece and Rome, and was used to illustrate Arcadia, a mythical, legendry place in ancient Greece known for its beauty.
How did the Landscape genre become popular?
During the late 18th century Romanticism started becoming increasingly popular in Europe due to the end of the French revolution and the increase in industrialisation. Romanticism has a large focus on nature, hence causing landscape genre to become increasingly popular.
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