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Landscape ecology
Landscape Ecology Landscape ecology is the study of the causes and ecological consequences of spatial pattern in landscapes. While there is no specific spatial extent that defines a landscape, most landscape ecologists are interested in large areas ranging from a few square ... Read more |
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landscape painting
landscape painting portrayal of scenes found in the natural world; these scenes are treated as the subject of the work of art rather than as an element in another kind of painting. Early Landscapes In the West, the concept of landscape grew very slowly. Nature was traditionally viewed as... Read more |
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Katsushika Hokusai
Katsushika Hokusai The Japanese painter and printmaker Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) is considered one of the six great Ukiyo-e masters and the founder of the school of landscape artists that dominated this form during its last phase. While the Japanese wood block of the 18th century was... Read more |
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Jan van Huysum
Jan van Huysum , 1682-1749, Dutch painter of still life and landscapes. His father was Justus van Huysum (1659-1716), a successful landscape and genre painter of Amsterdam. Although he painted landscapes in a classical style, Jan is best known for his flower and fruit still lifes in oil and in... Read more |
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polycyclic landscape
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Philips de Koninck
Philips de Koninck , 1619-88, Dutch landscape and portrait painter. His panoramic landscapes, rich and warm in tone, suggest dramatic atmosphere and space. They are among the best in the Dutch landscape tradition. A number of his drawings have been preserved. Koninck's paintings include Entrance to... Read more |
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Hercules Seghers
Hercules Seghers , c.1590-c.1638, Dutch landscape painter and etcher. Seghers's work greatly influenced early 17th-century Dutch landscape painting. He studied with the painter Coninxloo (1544-1607) and may have traveled to Italy and in the Alps. Some of the frenzy of his personal life can be seen... Read more |
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William Shenstone
William Shenstone 1714-63, English poet and landscape gardener. The Schoolmistress (1742), his best-known poem, was written in imitation of Spenser. His home, "Leasowes," in Shropshire, was a notable example of 18th-century landscaping. Bibliography: See his life and works, ed. by G.... Read more |
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Achille-Etna Michallon
Michallon, Achille-Etna (b Paris, 22 Oct. 1796; d Paris, 24 Sept. 1822). French landscape painter, the first artist to win the Prix de Rome in the historical landscape category that was established in 1817. He was a pupil of David and Valenciennes and in his turn taught Corot, who was influenced by... Read more |
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