Ireland and the Picturesque - Design, Landscape Painting, and Tourism, 17001840

Informationen zum Autor Finola O'Kane is lecturer in the School of Architecture, Landscape and Civil Engineering, University College Dublin. Klappentext That Ireland is picturesque is a well-worn cliché, but little is understood of how this perception was created, painted, and manipulated during the long 18th century. This book positions Ireland at the core of the picturesque's development and argues for a far greater degree of Irish influence on the course of European landscape theory and design. Positioned off-axis from the greater force-field, and off-shore from mainland Europe and America, where better to cultivate the oblique perspective? This book charts the creation of picturesque Ireland, while exploring in detail the role and reach of landscape painting in the planning, publishing, landscaping and design of Ireland's historic landscapes, towns, and tourist routes. Thus it is also a history of the physical shaping of Ireland as a tourist destination, one of the earliest, most calculated, and most successful in the world. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art "The two-way flow of picturesque inspiration across the Irish Sea was a complex cultural phenomenon that this study brilliantly illuminates."--William Laffan, "World of Interiors"--William Laffan"World of Interiors" (10/01/2013) Zusammenfassung That Ireland is picturesque is a well-worn cliche! but little is understood of how this perception was created! painted and manipulated during the long eighteenth century. This book positions Ireland at core of the picturesque's development and argues for a greater degree of Irish influence on the course of European landscape theory and design.

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• Authors: &apos, Finola Kane, O KANE FINOLA, O&, O&apos, Finola O'Kane, Finola O''kane, O'Kane Finola
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.06.2013
• EAN: 9780300185386
• ISBN: 978-0-300-18538-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Paul Mellon Centre for Studies; Paul Mellon Centre for Studies; Studies in British Art; The Association of Human Rights Institutes series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; ART / Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, ART / History / General, ART / European, ART / Subjects & Themes / Landscapes & Seascapes, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Ireland, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, History of Art, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Painting & paintings, Nature in art, History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800, C 1700 To C 1800, Paintings and painting