Piana / Watkins / Balzaretti Rediscovering Lost Landscapes

Topographical Art in north-west Italy, 1800-1920
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-80010-297-2
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 324 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm

Analysis of hundreds of art works from the period provides insights into forgotten landscapes and hidden geographies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Piana, Pietro

Watkins, Charles

Balzaretti, Rossano

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Garten- und Landschaftsarchitektur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Identifying views
Landscape history
Environmental change

Chapter 1: Landscape Artists in North West Italy
Women artists
Amateur male artists
Professional male artists
Ruskin and nature drawing
Late nineteenth-century amateurs
From Vedutismo to Realismo
The Scuola Grigia and Scuola di Rivara

Chapter 2: Art and Landscape Photography
Fox Talbot and the idea of natural pictures
Fox Talbot and William Strangways
The spread of photography in Italy
Landscape photography in Liguria

Chapter 3: From the Alps to the Mediterranean
Depicting the Valle d'Aosta
Tourists climbing Monviso
The Maritime Alps and Tenda Pass
Painting and plant collecting
Transhumance landscapes

Chapter 4: 'Coasting prospects' and Marine Painting
Views of the coast from the sea
Working on the beach
Ventimiglia: coastal transformation
Shipbuilding at Varazze

Chapter 5: Villages and Castles: 'exquisite picturesqueness'
Archaeological remains
Castles and forts
Churches and religious landscapes
Creverina: an obscure inland village
Rock villages of the Riviera

Chapter 6: Productive Landscapes
Horticulture
Haymaking
Viticulture
Olive groves and oil
Terraces as productive sites
Productive pines
Chestnut cultivation

Chapter 7: River Landscapes
Spectacular bridges
Impetuous torrents
Mills, papermills and ironworks

Chapter 8: Landscapes of Modernity
Coastal roads and mountain passes
Railways, the telegraph and trams
Industrial landscapes

Chapter 9: Luxurious Landscapes
In search of health on the coast
Cool hills and hydrotheraphy
'In lands of palm'
Luxurious gardens

Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Piana Pietro:
Dr PIETRO PIANA is Research Fellow at the Università degli Studi at Genova.Watkins Charles:
CHARLES WATKINS is Professor of Rural Geography at the University of Nottingham.Balzaretti Rossano:
ROSS BALZARETTI is Professor of Italian History at the University of Nottingham.