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The origins of landscape painting
an intercultural perspective
pp. 55-67
Abstract
In this essay, I would like to scrutinize the origins of landscape painting. The common opinion in Europe has it that the birth of landscape painting should be dated in the period of the Renaissance. However, I shall show that such an outlook is based on a restricted view. In order to reveal the limitation of such a view, I shall refer to the tradition of Chinese landscape painting. It is much older than the European one and it has a completely different appearance. Only an intercultural perspective can help us further, since it offers a more complete description of the origins of landscape painting.
Publication details
Published in:
van den Braembussche Antoon, Kimmerle Heinz, Note Nicole (2009) Intercultural aesthetics: a worldview perspective. Dordrecht, Springer.
Pages: 55-67
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-5780-9_5
Full citation:
Paetzold Heinz (2009) „The origins of landscape painting: an intercultural perspective“, In: A. Van Den braembussche, H. Kimmerle & N. Note (eds.), Intercultural aesthetics, Dordrecht, Springer, 55–67.