The Landscape Palimpsest: Reading Early 19th Century British Representations of MalayaMonash Asia Institute, 1997 - 79 עמודים The four chapters in the author's thesis deal with ideas and constructs that are essential for understanding landscape painting as visual history; individual artists and their experiences in Malaya; specific paintings and their themes; and a deeper reading of early British landscape depictions based |
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עמוד 19
... view of the lush tropical landscape , with the smaller plants usually occupying the foreground and the larger more impressive trees , such as the bamboo or palm tree relegated to the sides of the frame . This vegetation , however ...
... view of the lush tropical landscape , with the smaller plants usually occupying the foreground and the larger more impressive trees , such as the bamboo or palm tree relegated to the sides of the frame . This vegetation , however ...
עמוד 21
... views depicted from among the hills of Penang , like William Havell's View from Penang Hill [ Plate 22 ] or James Wathen's View Overlooking Georgetown [ Plate 10 ] , different information comes to light . For example , the fact that the ...
... views depicted from among the hills of Penang , like William Havell's View from Penang Hill [ Plate 22 ] or James Wathen's View Overlooking Georgetown [ Plate 10 ] , different information comes to light . For example , the fact that the ...
עמוד 37
... View Overlooking Georgetown [ Plate 10 ] resembles some of the landscapes of Scotland done by the Daniells . Smith's View of North Beach from the Council House [ Plate 24 ] has a much more ' oriental ' feel with horses being cooled down ...
... View Overlooking Georgetown [ Plate 10 ] resembles some of the landscapes of Scotland done by the Daniells . Smith's View of North Beach from the Council House [ Plate 24 ] has a much more ' oriental ' feel with horses being cooled down ...
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aesthetic appear appreciation approach attention audience beauty Britain British artists British landscape Cambridge Captain Robert Smith changes chapter Chinese civilisation colonial Company comparing context course cultural depictions of Malaya detail discussed drawings early 19th century East England English engraving environment European evidence experience explorers expression fact feel foreground foreign Forge further give History House Howard ideas images important impressive included India influence interest interpretation Island Italy James kind L. C. Keat land landscape depictions landscape painting landscape pictures London looked Malay landscape Malaya meaning MICHIGAN nature needs observer particularly Penang perhaps period Picturesque places Plate political position possible presence Prince of Wales produced question reference reflect relationship representations represented Rohatgi role scene seen sense settlement ships sketches sources style suggested surrounding Thomas trees tropical understanding University Press View visual visual representations Wallach William Daniell