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Gerrit Jan Michaëlis
Gerrit Jan Michaëlis (1775, Amsterdam – 1857, Haarlem), was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands. Biography He was the son of the sculptor H.C. Michaëlis who studied at the ''Koninklijke Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten'' (Amsterdam Royal Academy of Art) and became a member of the Amsterdam drawing society called "''Tekengenootschap Zonder Wet of Spreuk''".Gerrit Jan Michaëlis in the He was the pupil of George Nikolaus Ritter and Jurriaan Andriessen, and won a prize at the Amster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landscape At Vogelenzang
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the physical elements of geophysically defined landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings, and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions. Combining both their physical origins and the cultural overlay of human presence, often created over millennia, landscapes reflect a living synthesis of people and place that is vital to local and national identity. The character of a landscape helps define the self-image of the people who inhabit it and a sense of place that differentiates one region from other regions. It is the dynamic b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
