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Italian Landscape
John Martin·c. 1822
Historical Context
Italian Landscape from around 1822 by John Martin reflects the continuing influence of the Italian landscape tradition on British painters. Martin's interpretation of Italian scenery combines the classical landscape heritage with his own dramatic sensibility. Martin's technique involved meticulous architectural planning of his vast compositional schemes, using perspective rulers and careful underdrawing before building up his luminous skies with thin glazes of oil color.
Technical Analysis
The Italian landscape is rendered with warm Mediterranean light and dramatic spatial composition characteristic of Martin's approach to landscape.
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