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John Philipps Emslie
John Philipps Emslie (1839 – 1913) was a British Landscape art, topographical artist and Folkloristics, folklorist. He was the brother of Alfred Edward Emslie, another artist. Biography He was the son of engraver John Emslie. From 1854, Emslie studied at Working Men's College, The Working Men's College, and was a student of Dante Gabriel Rossetti.J. F. C. Harrison ,''A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954)'', Routledge Kegan Paul, 1954 He became a topographical artist, and illustrated ''The Illustrated topical record of London vol. 9.'' in 1900. He wrote and illustrated the ''New Canterbury Tales'' (Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh) ca.1887. Emslie was an original member of The Folklore Society and was a council member for that Society. He gathered local folklore from around England, making notes and topographical drawings.Scraps of Folklore Collected by John Philipps Emslie, C. S. Burne, ''Folklore'', Vol. 26, No. 2. (Jun. 30, 1915), pp. 153-170. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landscape Art
Landscape painting, also known as landscape art, is the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, especially where the main subject is a wide view—with its elements arranged into a coherent composition. In other works, landscape backgrounds for figures can still form an important part of the work. Sky is almost always included in the view, and weather is often an element of the composition. Detailed landscapes as a distinct subject are not found in all artistic traditions, and develop when there is already a sophisticated tradition of representing other subjects. Two main traditions spring from Western painting and Chinese art, going back well over a thousand years in both cases. The recognition of a spiritual element in landscape art is present from its beginnings in East Asian art, drawing on Daoism and other philosophical traditions, but in the West only becomes explicit with Romanticism. Landscape views in art may be entirely ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
