Landscape
A painting or drawing that shows natural scenery like mountains, trees, and rivers.
What is it?
Landscape is a theme in art where the main subject is the natural world. Artists paint fields, forests, mountains, and skies. They often include people or animals to show scale. Landscape painting became popular in Europe in the 1600s and 1700s. Bernardo Bellotto's painting of a castle landscape is an example. It shows a wide view with a castle, hills, and people.
Why it matters
Landscape art helps us appreciate the beauty of nature. It also shows how people have lived with nature throughout history.
Where you've seen it
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