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Description

1. 247 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 25 cm

Summary

1. In Search of Scientific and Artistic Landscape: Düsseldorf Landscape Painting and Reflections of the Natural Sciences as Seen in the Artworks of Finnish, Norwegian and German Artists' examines how the development of natural sciences influenced the idea of Landscape in Düsseldorf in the nineteenth century. The natural sciences here comprise meteorology, geology, geography and botany. Several artists worked closely with scientists, illustrating their research, one them being the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. His work as a naturalist connects landscape painting with the development of different fields of the natural sciences that began at the end of the eighteenth century and expanded all the way through the following century. In these artists' practice, it was not only work in the studio that was important, but also the work undertaken outdoors in nature, increasing the value of sketches and studies. The artistic process of composing a landscape as such recalls the work of a naturalist, as described by Humboldt. The main focus is on the artworks of Finnish artists Werner Holmberg and Fanny Churberg, as well as those by Victoria Åberg. and Magnus and Ferdinand von Wright. Essential material for comparison is provided by studying works by the German artists Johann Wilhelm Schirmer and Calr Friedrich Lessing, and by the Norwegian artists Hans Gude and August Cappelen. In the case of Finnish lanscape art, many artists were guided by the work and writings of Zacharias Topelius.

Series statement

1. Finnish National Gallery Publications ; 3

Uniform title

1. Museologia (Helsinki, Finland) ; 3.

Alternative title

1. Düsseldorf landscape painting and reflections of the natural sciences as seen in the artworks of Finnish, Norwegian and German artists

Subject

1. Art and science > Düsseldorf > History > 19th century
2. Åberg, Victoria 1824-1892
3. Botanik
4. Cappelen, August 1827-1852
5. Churberg, Fanny 1845-1892
6. Deutschland
7. Düsseldorfer Malerschule
8. Finnland
9. Geografie
10. Geologie
11. Gude, Hans 1825-1903
12. Holmberg, Werner 1830-1860
13. Humboldt, Alexander von 1769-1859
14. Landscape painting, Finnish > Düsseldorf > 19th century
15. Landscape painting, German > Düsseldorf > 19th century
16. Landscape painting, Norwegian > Düsseldorf > 19th century
17. Landschaftsmalerei
18. Lessing, Carl Friedrich 1808-1880
19. Meteorologie
20. Norwegen
21. Schirmer, Johann Wilhelm 1807-1863
22. Topelius, Zacharias 1818-1898
23. Wright, Ferdinand von 1822-1906
24. Wright, Magnus von 1805-1868

Owning institution

1. Columbia University Libraries

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.