Painting paradise : the art of the garden /

Painting paradise : the art of the garden /

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Author / Creator:Remington, Vanessa, author.
Imprint:London : Royal Collection Trust, 2015.
Description:312 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Gardens in art -- History.
Painting, European -- Themes, motives.
Botanical illustration -- History.
Botanical illustration.
Gardens in art.
Painting, European -- Themes, motives.
History.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10163471
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Varying Form of Title:Art of the garden
Other authors / contributors:Goodsir, Sally, author.
ISBN:9781909741089
1909741086
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-306) and index.
Summary: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 - wheter 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).
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Accompanying the eponymous exhibition on view in London at the Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace (March-October 2015), Painting Paradise traces the history of gardening in eight chapters, focusing on the artistic representation of cultivated nature from the 15th century to the reign of Queen Victoria. Beautifully illustrated, the book highlights the prominent role of courts for the history of gardens, from Persian and Mughal miniatures to Tudor portraits, panoramic views of Baroque palace grounds, and luxurious decorative arts inspired by gardens--including tapestries, porcelain, and furniture. A 22-page appendix provides color illustrations of the more than 200 works featured in the exhibition, and the volume succeeds on multiple fronts as an independent publication. It is particularly good on the shifts that occurred between the Restoration and the 19th century, from Dutch and French conceptions of cultivated grandeur to more "natural" ideals of the 18th-century landscape garden, the privatizing of royal gardens, and (at the same time) the opening of royal gardens to the public--at Hampton Court, Kensington Palace, and Kew. Treats abound here for gardeners, art enthusiasts, and academics alike. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. --Craig A. Hanson, Calvin College

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