A unique systematic and accessible account of clouds, their naming and classification, illustrated not with photos but an excellent selection of paintings.
Brett
Views of and from rolling chalk hills in the south-east of England, including Samuel Palmer, Richard Burchett, Barbara Bodichon, and the Pre-Raphaelite John Brett.
He turned to painting the waters and coasts of the English Channel, with acclaim at the Royal Academy and rich rewards, sufficient to pay for the boats he used as studios.
A relatively latecomer, he started painting Pre-Raphaelite landscapes in 1856, with stunning results in the Alps, and his monumental view of Florence, but those proved unsuccessful.
Corot’s view from the Boboli Gardens, Thomas Cole, John Brett’s landscape masterwork, intimate view from local painters, and a portrait by Paul Sérusier.
Paintings by Edgar Degas, John Brett, Alfred Hunt, Giuseppe De Nittis, Marià Fortuny, Renoir, Joseph Stella, and others.
Although the term didn’t come into use until 1791, panoramic landscapes started earlier, and largely stopped by the end of the 19th century.
From the snowy landscape of Brueghel’s Hunters to Monet’s Magpie, with Pissarro, Signac, Caillebotte and others.
Associated with the countryside of northern Europe, hedges are the product of enclosures made in the 18th century.
Mountain paintings by JMW Turner, John Ruskin, John Brett, and Georg Janny.
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