Since Antiquity, painters have sought to portray the glories
of nature, and many of their pictures have become the best-known
masterpieces in the history of art. In this sweeping treasury of
Western art, distinguished art historian Nils B?ttner has chosen
paintings that not only portray natural vistas but also dramatic
scenes with people and architecture. His broad selection of
paintings in this genre consists mainly of well-known works, but
some seldom-reproduced pictures are also included. The paintings
are presented chronologically, beginning with the heritage from the
ancient world and the precursors of landscape artists in the Middle
Ages and Renaissance, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Giovanni Bellini,
and Raphael. The sixteenth century heralded a new perception of the
world, reflected in the works of such masters as Albrecht D?rer and
Bruegel, as shown. Next, artists of the flowering age of landscapes
in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries are featured, including
Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, Rubens, Rembrandt, Fragaonard,
David, and Gainsborough. In the early nineteenth century, which was
dominated by the spirit of Romanticism, artists began to display a
new manner of treating nature. These revolutionary conceptions of
nature are vividly presented with examples from Constable, Turner,
Whistler, Frederic Church, Bierstadt, Thomas Eakins, and Winslow
Homer. These artists are followed by plein-air painters,
Impressionists, and Post-Impressionists, among them Manet, Monet,
Sisley, Renoir, C?zanne, Seurat, van Gogh, and Rousseau. Artists
represented from the twentieth century include Matisse, Picasso,
Klee, Magritte, Georgia O?Keeffe, Andrew Wyeth, and David Hockney.
Many of the extraordinary works are reproduced in full along with a
detail and an informative caption. In the authoritative text, the
author traces the history of landscape painting up to the present
day but also focuses on individual paintings and the circumstances
under which they were created. Along with a description of a
painting, the lucid text examines the work?s cultural, historical,
and aesthetic context. The art of landscape artists, which has long
been an under-published area of art history, is finally and
stunningly revealed in this richly illustrated tribute to their
work. This fresh vision of landscape artists is certain to be
welcomed by art historians and museum-goers, as well anyone else
interested in Western art. AUTHOR Nils B?ttner is a professor of
art history at Dortmund University. He is the author of The
Invention of the Landscape, the co-author of several books, the
author of numerous catalog essays, and a curator of a number of
museum exhibitions. REVIEWS: "Assuredly, no one will ever write the
definitive history of landscape that will please everyone, but Nils
B?ttner, author of The Invention of the Landscape, comes as close
to the ideal of what such a history of the genre might be in this
impressive tome. Lavishly and magnificently illustrated, Landscape
Painting: A History covers a range of time that begins in antiquity
and ends in the present. As with any such compendium, selection
must occur which is why B?ttner calls it ?a? history and not ?the?
history, but it must at all costs strive to be as inclusive as
possible, and this he has done with considerable thought and care.
Whatever your predilections and favorites, this is one book that is
destined to be a favorite for a great many aficionados of the
landscape painting." -- Art Times September, 2006 This powerful,
comprehensive history of landscape painting is lavishly illustrated
with reproductions of paintings from ancient times to the
present... Strengths in this beautiful volume are apparent. Text
and illustrations are skillfully integrated. Pictorial details are
introduced where appropriate, each supporting the other; they
enhance the text so readers can better understand and appreciate
the image. The text itself is lucid as well as highly readable.
Illustrations, some unfamiliar, strengthen the scholarly premises
that the author develops. B?ttner approaches his content in a
narrative, almost vernacular manner, making this book appealing
intellectually as well as aesthetically. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. --
Choice Magazine
關於作者：
Nils Büttner is a professor of art history at Dortmund
University. He is the author of The Invention of the Landscape, the
co-author of several books, the author of numerous catalog essays,
and a curator of a number of museum exhibitions.
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