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Landscape (art)
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction in painting of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, rivers, trees, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works, landscape backgrounds for figures can still form an important part of the work. Sky is almost always included in the view, and weather is often an element of the composition. Detailed landscapes as a distinct subject are not found in all artistic traditions, and develop when there is already a sophisticated tradition of representing other subjects. Two main traditions spring from Western painting and Chinese art, going back well over a thousand years in both cases. The recognition of a spiritual element in landscape art is present from its beginnings in East Asian art, drawing on Daoism and other philosophical traditions, but in the West only becomes explicit with Romanticism. Landscape views in art may b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Crossing The River Styx
Crossing may refer to: * Crossing (2008 film), ''Crossing'' (2008 film), a South Korean film * Crossing (2024 film), ''Crossing'' (2024 film), an internationally co-produced film * Crossing (album), ''Crossing'' (album), a 1985 album by world music/jazz group Oregon * The Crossing (Joker Xue album), ''The Crossing'' (Joker Xue album), a 2017 album by Chinese artist Joker Xue * Crossing (architecture), the junction of the four arms of a cruciform church * Crossing (knot theory), a visualization of intersections in mathematical knots * Crossing (physics), the relation between particle and antiparticle scattering * Crossing (plant), deliberate interbreeding of plants * Crossing (opera), an opera composed by Matthew Aucoin * Crossing oneself, a ritual hand motion made by some Christians * William Crossing (1847–1928), English writer Transportation * Intersection (road), also known as a crossing * Level crossing or grade crossing, a railway crossing a street or path at the same level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
