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Théorie de l'art (1400-1800) / Art Theory (1400-1800), vol. 10
‘Narrating’ the Landscape
British Creativity in Landscape Portrayal 1760-1800
Marie Claude Beaulieu Orna
- Pages: approx. x + 381 p.
- Size:210 x 297 mm
- Illustrations:122 col.
- Language(s):English
- Publication Year:2026
- € 125,00 EXCL. VAT RETAIL PRICE
- ISBN: 978-2-503-60251-6
- Paperback
- Forthcoming (Jun/26)
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Through an overall approach, the aesthetical, material and technical inventiveness among British landscape painters on the Grand Tour during its heyday is brought to light following its logical and sequential implementation
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BIO
Ph.D. in History of Art, Marie Claude Beaulieu works as director and chief curator of La Seigneurie des Aulnaies, a heritage site and accredited museum institution in Canada. She currently lectures on European Modern Art at the Thomas More Institute (Montreal, Canada), and previously taught at the Université de Poitiers and the Université Clermont Auvergne (France). Her fields of research concern eighteenth-century British landscape painting and aesthetics; related to these subject areas, she also investigates art theories and teaching methods, materiality and technique issues, circulation of know-how, and artists’ travels. She has been publishing in peer-reviewed journals like Dix-Huitième Siècle, Nouvelles de l’Estampe and The British Art Journal.
Summary
At the turn of the nineteenth century, British landscape painting had evolved from the literal or idealised rendering of a view into the expression of a sensitive perception of a scene that would ‘tell its story’. To achieve this evolution, certain late eighteenth-century landscape artists synthesized aesthetical, educational, and practical approaches. For many, a sojourn in Italy, where their practice was largely devoted to the exercise of plein-air sketching, became a laboratory to experiment with processes and deal with issues of materiality in a particularly innovative manner. This book investigates the roots of this renewal, explores technical and material innovations, and examines their diffusion through engraving and publishing.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
I: A Prospect of Landscape Portrayal
II: The Mastery of Landscape Portrayal
III: The ‘Learned Eye’ on Nature
IV: ‘Capturing Nature’: Exploring Sketching from Nature
V: ‘Conveying an Impression of Nature’: Exploring Materiality
VI: ‘Expressing Nature's Essence’: Exploring Colour Techniques
VII: Reinventing Modes of Disseminating Skills
VIII: Sharing Travel Experiences
IX: Sharing Practices: Artistic Emulation on the Grand Tour
Conclusion
Addendum: Characteristics and Details of Sketchbooks and Albums
Sources and Select Bibliography
Index
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