John Constable and the theory of landscape painting / Ray Lambert.
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Cambridge, UK ; Cambridge University Press, c2005.New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, c2005.
Physical Description:
xi, 269 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
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Copyright Not Evaluated
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Notes:
Revision of thesis (Ph. D.)--University of London.
Contents:
Approaches to Constable -- Constable's theory and British aesthetics -- ''Painting is a science" -- "Making something out of nothing": the poetry of the art -- "The chiaroscuro of nature" -- "The stamp of composition" -- Constable and the landscape traditions -- "I am always picturesque" -- "Every description of pastoral beauty" -- Grand theory and general landscape.
Subject Terms:
Constable, John, 1776–1837 -- Criticism and interpretation. | Constable, John, 1776–1837 -- Aesthetics. | Landscape painting, English -- 19th century. | Constable, John, 1776–1837 -- Critique et interprétation. | Constable, John, 1776–1837 -- Esthétique. | Peinture de paysages anglaise -- 19e siècle. | Landschapschilderkunst. | Theorieën. | Constable, John, 1776–1837. | Peinture de paysage. | Constable, John. | Landschaftsmalerei. | Constable, John <1776–1837> | Landschapschilderkunst. | Peinture de paysage. | Theorieën.