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Art Of The Landscape
Raffaele Milani
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Description for Art Of The Landscape
Paperback. Focusing on the definition of landscapes in relation to the concepts of nature, environment, territory, and man-made settings such as gardens and cities, this book examines the origins of the predilection for natural scenery in the works of landscape painters and in travel literature. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: ACB; AGN; AMV; HPN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 292.
Aesthetics deals with art, a human construction, but what one experiences when placed before nature is also an aesthetic feeling - the countryside is a place of reflection like no other. In The Art of the Landscape, Raffaele Milani interprets natural landscapes as an aesthetic category. Drawing from philosophical traditions, literature, and art, he calls the reader's attention to a special consciousness, originally established during the pre-Romantic age, that has become a distinctive feature of contemporary spirituality. Focusing on the definition of landscapes in relation to the concepts of nature, environment, territory, and man-made settings such as gardens and cities, ... Read more
Aesthetics deals with art, a human construction, but what one experiences when placed before nature is also an aesthetic feeling - the countryside is a place of reflection like no other. In The Art of the Landscape, Raffaele Milani interprets natural landscapes as an aesthetic category. Drawing from philosophical traditions, literature, and art, he calls the reader's attention to a special consciousness, originally established during the pre-Romantic age, that has become a distinctive feature of contemporary spirituality. Focusing on the definition of landscapes in relation to the concepts of nature, environment, territory, and man-made settings such as gardens and cities, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press Canada
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Montreal, Canada
ISBN
9780773535473
SKU
V9780773535473
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About Raffaele Milani
Raffaele Milani is professor of aesthetics, University of Bologna, and the author of numerous books, including The Aesthetic Categories and The Adventure of Landscape.
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