The landscape, a pictorial but also cultural ‘object’

Although landscape painting is a classic feature of museum galleries, there was a time when it was considered a minor genre. From the mid-19th century onwards, with the advent of plein air painting, this motif came back into fashion. Landscape painting was then driven by a growing interest in nature, associated with the discovery and invention of new spaces, both real and imaginary, as well as new technologies (including photography). From a pictorial object, it became a cultural issue when the fragility of the natural environment became apparent, followed by the urgent need to protect and preserve it.

Session 1:

• The invention of landscape (15th century-1830) from Rome to Barbizon
  Saturday 4 October, 11am-12.30pm.

Session 2:

• Barbizon to Impressionism: ‘from nature’ / capturing the moment that will never return
  Saturday, 4 October, 2:00–3:30 p.m.

Session 3:

• Discovered landscapes, invented landscapes (mountains, sea, sky, elsewhere...)
  Saturday 25 October, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

Session 4:

• Inventorying, protecting and restoring landscapes
  Saturday 25 October, 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. 

The conference will be held in French.

^{Photo: ©Millet, The Dead Birch, pastel, 1867}