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The Landscape Genre

what is landscape as a genre?

Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.

when was the genre “landscape” first founded?

Although paintings from the earliest ancient and Classical periods included natural scenic elements, landscape as an independent genre did not emerge in the Western tradition until the Renaissance in the 16th century.

examples of the first landscape photography

Back when Landscape photography was first discovered it was not widely appreciated.

Romanticism:

what is romanticism in history?

Romanticism emphasized the individual, the subjective, the irrational, the imaginative, the personal, the spontaneous, the emotional, the visionary, and the transcendental. Travel to the turn of the 19th century to experience the Romantic musical, literary, and artistic movement.

What is romanticism in photography?

Romanticism has long been associated within the landscape. In the medium of photography, the sense of romance of the landscape features it spirit in full bloom. It is very hard to categorise. The very nature of Romanticism is rather uncontrollable and unpredictable.

characteristics of romanticism:

Emotion

Emotion and Intuition. Another characteristic the Romantics valued was emotion and intuition.

Awe of nature

Romantics stressed the awe of nature in art and language and the experience of sublimity through a connection with nature.

Spiritual and supernatural elements

Spiritual and Supernatural Elements. The writers of the Romantic era did not turn away from the darker side of emotion and the mysteries of the supernatural elements of nature.

Individualism

Individualism and Solitude. Romanticism appeals to individualism, rather than conventional norms or collectivism.

what is meant by the sublime?

The sublime definition:

The sublime means of very great excellence or beauty. The sublime is when you connect emotion to the natural world and find strong feelings towards surroundings.

When was the sublime first founded?

The sublime first came around in 1757 (18th century) through Edmund burkes philosophical enquiry. He connected the sublime with feelings of awe, terror and fear. Edmund says that nature provides the strongest sensations and emotions. It is the centre of finding your creative capabilities.

Edmund Burk and the sublime:

Edmund Burkes quotes:

“Hence arises the great power of the sublime, that, far from being produced by them, it anticipates our reasonings, and hurries us on by an irresistible force.”

his book based on the sublime:

photographs that represent the sublime:

These images represent the sublime as they show one solitary figure ina wide open natural landscape which