Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Landscape: The Invention of Nature

Landscape: The Invention of Nature

Some of the earliest landscape paintings are found on the walls of Egyptian tombs—demonstrating that, since ancient times, panoramic scenes of nature have held spiritual significance. This program guides viewers through the history of landscape art and its various emotional, symbolic, and sacred meanings. Progressing through ancient Greek and Roman villa paintings, Byzantine art, and the proto-Renaissance advances of Giotto and Lorenzetti, the program shows how awareness and mastery of perspective evolved, leading to magnificent works by Giorgione, Brueghel, da Vinci, and other masters of landscape. (27 minutes)

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Item#: BVL36454
Copyright date: ©2005
DVD ISBN 978-1-4213-6058-4

Part of the Series : Making Masterpieces 2: A History of Painting Concepts


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