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Painting paradise : the art of the garden

Remington, Vanessa, author, Goodsir, Sally, author, Strong, Roy, writer of foreword

Overview

Gardens are where man and nature meet. They change by the hour, day-to-day, and with the seasons. They carry associations about the status, approach to life, and sometimes even the political affiliations of the creator. Gardens can be intended for public enjoyment or private delectation; they can be open to the masses or closed to all but a few. They may be places of scientific study; havens for the solitary thinker; spaces for frolicking and games, for flirtation and for love. Presented with the many faces of the garden, artists in Western Europe have looked at the garden in different ways, extracting and emphasising those facets of the garden unique to their culture and their time. At the same time individual elements drawn from the garden - whether architectural or botanic - have at certain periods come to the fore and taken their place in the decorative arts of Western Europe. This book explores the way in which the garden has inspired artists and craftsmen in Europe between 1500-1900. Exhibition: Royal Collection, London, UK (2015).

• Publisher: Royal Collection Trust
• Subject: Gardens in art History. / Painting, European Themes, motives. / Botanical illustration History. / Botanical illustration. / Gardens in art. / Trèadgêardar i konsten.
• ISBN: 9781909741089, 1909741086

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
ND1460.G37 R46 2015	1	BOOK	ARTS