Take any major historical Western art movement from the 16th century through today and you can bet women played an important role. Until the last handful of years, you can also bet that male scholars ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University-led collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental ...

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Spending time in nature reduces stress. A number of scientific studies have found it can help lower cortisol and blood pressure levels, and even alleviate depression and anxiety. While few of us these ...

Masterworks of American Landscape Painting at the Center for Figurative Painting makes clear that the term “landscape” has been widely interpreted. Lois Dodd, "White Echinacea + Butterflies" (1997-98) ...

From its earliest beginnings as a colonized territory, Louisiana has always been seen as a land apart. Its landscapes, tangled with vegetation and dense with waterways, were alternately viewed as ...

For generations of painters and admirers, rare and seldom-displayed landscape painting from China’s Song dynasty rank among the most outstanding achievements of Chinese culture. On view May 17–Oct. 26 ...

What was the importance of landscape painting in traditional Korean art and culture? How did landscape painting develop in Korea? What are the distinctive characteristics of Korean landscape painting?

One needs years of immersion in Chinese culture, language, history and philosophy to be able to fully appreciate the timeless beauty and symbolic richness of Chinese ink paintings. Despite this, ...

A collaboration of ecologists and art historians has demonstrated that landscape paintings from more than 150 years ago can advance environmental science. An Oregon State University-led collaboration ...