Landscape Painting Archive

Vesuvius from Portici by Joseph Wright of Derby

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January 16, 2014Landscape Painting1 Comment

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Natural disasters are never welcomed in human society. They are the bringer of death, catastrophic deaths which puts havoc in the flourishing, prospering societies. They play more of a villainous role. On the other hand, every natural disaster is grand show. A show which once seen can never be forgotten throughout the entire life. A scene which gets hardwired in the human brain, among the neurons that it can’t be undone, especially if it is volcanic eruption. Such volcanic eruptions are the event to behold for a long time. They doesn’t let the viewer even blink their eyes and mesmerizes them to its grand presence, power and makes them feel so tiny and defenseless, that any human being can’t get his head out of the […]

Orpheus with Animals in a Landscape by Aelbert Cuyp

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January 11, 201417th Century Animal Painting Landscape Painting WesternNo comments

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You may have heard about the mystical figure of Orpheus from the Greek mythology. But, I think the background story needs to be told to understand the essence of this artwork. Orpheus was a proficient poet and musician with the magical ability to mesmerize all living things with his music. It was an incredible expertise for a musician. That’s why, everyone was always so eager to hear him. The legend goes further with the death of his wife. To redeem her from the grip of death, he went to the underworld. By his music, the things living in underworld got mesmerized and allowed him pass all the way to the Hades – the underworld king. Hades heard about his misery and decided to let his […]

Kyobashi Bridge Takegashi Wharf by Utagawa Hiroshige

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January 9, 201419th Century Japanese Landscape PaintingNo comments

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Kyobashi Bridge Takegashi Wharf (Bamboo Yards, Kyōbashi Bridge in English) is a woodblock print by the famous Japanese artist Utagawa Hiroshige. It is a part of the famous series called “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” by the same artist. Out of the hundred pieces divided between seasons, this painting ranks at 76th number and falls under the section of ‘autumn’. It is a Ukiyo-e painting, meaning the art of the floating world. Although, Hiroshige completed most of the paintings, after his death some leftover works were completed by Hiroshige II (student and adopted son of Hiroshige). The bridge shown in the painting is called Kyobashi (Capital Bridge in English) and was the only way of transportation over the Kyobashi River. It connected Nowadays the area […]

Morning in the Pinetree Forest by Ivan Shishkin

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January 8, 201419th Century Animal Painting Landscape Painting WesternNo comments

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Morning in the Pinetree Forest by Ivan Shishkin is rated the second well-known painting in Russia after the Viktor Vasnetsov’s Bogatyrs.The picture is the beautiful depiction of the pine trees with a mother bear and three cubs. The details and the realistic depiction of the jungle, trees, environment and bears are breath-taking for its precise, colors and variety.

The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh

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August 12, 201319th Century Landscape Painting WesternNo comments

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An inspiration for many, this painting has become Van Gogh’s most famous art work of all time as it has appeared in many TV shows and a movie. Van Gogh painted it while being in a room of Saint Remy’s. Nevertheless, as many people believe that it is literal depiction of the outer view from the windows of the room, the truth is Van Gogh did many displacement and add-ons to the scene to make it more perfect. The village and the blue sky are true to the real nature and there is no mention about any changes (as he did change the location of a constellation in his previous painting Starry Night over the Rhone). But the cypress is totally added and the mountain […]

The Val d Aosta by John Brett

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July 26, 2013Landscape Painting WesternNo comments

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Goat, Italian, Mountain, Tree

Landscape Painting – A Breathtaking Art

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June 7, 2013Blog Landscape PaintingNo comments

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After the thousands of years of iteration the art of painting has developed in many types. Every type has its own method, purpose and style. Here we are going to talk about the Landscape Painting. What is it? Landscape painting is one of the prominent types of painting. As it name tells, it is depiction of natural scenery like mountains, sky, rivers, trees, etc. in well-composed manner. In most cases, sky and weather are the key factors. Artist tries to create a mood or theme by these two elements. Like, red blooded sky and gloomy environment in well-known painting The Scream, generates an awful feel. While by using these two elements, Jacob van Ruisdael has created very beautiful scenery in his work The Windmill at […]