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    Artists have been painting landscapes since ancient times, though it was not considered a theme on its own until the 16th century Renaissance. The Dutch were among the first to popularize landscape painting in the early 1500s as secular subjects grew in demand. In the 17th century, the classical landscape depicting an idealized Arcadian setting was perfected by French artist Nicolas Poussin and Italian artist Claudio de Lorena. During the 18th century, Italy and France emerged as centers of landscape art, and the genre gained acceptance in art academies through the pioneering work of French painter Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes.

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    Artists have been painting landscapes since ancient times, though it was not considered a theme on its own until the 16th century Renaissance. The Dutch were among the first to popularize landscape painting in the early 1500s as secular subjects grew in demand. In the 17th century, the classical landscape depicting an idealized Arcadian setting was perfected by French artist Nicolas Poussin and Italian artist Claudio de Lorena. During the 18th century, Italy and France emerged as centers of landscape art, and the genre gained acceptance in art academies through the pioneering work of French painter Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes.

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    History of Landscape Painting

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    History

    Roots in Antiquity

    Artists have been painting the landscape since ancient times. The Greeks and Romans created wall
    paintings of landscapes and Gardenscapes. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the tradition of
    representing pure landscapes was denied, and the landscape was seen only as a stage for religious
    scenes and figures. This tradition continued until the 16th century, when artists began to view the
    landscape as a theme in their own right. The artistic change seems to have corresponded to a growing
    interest in the natural world caused by the Renaissance.

    The landscape rebellion in the Netherlands

    The term landscape is actually derived from the Dutch word Landschap, which originally means region,
    area of the earth, but acquired the artistic connotation, a painting that represents a landscape on earth
    in the early 1500s. The development of the term in The Netherlands at that time was logical, since
    Holland is one of the first places that the landscape had become a popular subject for painting. At this
    time, the nascent Protestant middle class sought the secular art of their homes, creating the need for
    new themes to meet their tastes, landscapes helped fill this need. Outside the Netherlands, the genre or
    theme, landscape painting had not yet gained acceptance from the powerful art academies of Italy and
    France. The history painting, had a hierarchical place, included classical, religious, mythology and
    allegorical themes, above all other subjects.

    Birth of the classic landscape

    In the 17th century, the classical landscape was born. These landscapes were influenced by classical
    antiquity and the desire to illustrate an ideal landscape remembering Arcadia, a legendary place in
    Ancient Greece known for its pastoral beauty. The classic landscape was perfected by the Frenchman
    Nicolas Poussin and Claudio de Lorena. Both artists spent most of their career in Rome, drawing
    inspiration from the Roman countryside. Italy, right now.

    During the 18th century, Italy remains a popular source of inspiration for landscape artists, as the
    popularity of the Grand Tour increased and peaked in the second half of the century. France and
    England became the new centers of landscape art.

    Acceptance in the Academy


    In the 18th century, Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes changed the direction of landscape painting in France.
    Like Poussin, he saw landscape painting as worthy of the condition of history painting and worked to
    convince the Academy and its contemporaries. In 1800 he published a pioneering book on landscape
    painting, elements Practice the perspective of. The book emphasized the aesthetic ideal of the historical
    landscape, which should be based on the study of real nature. The success of the Academy book pushed
    to create a prize for the historical landscape in 1817.

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