Picturesque

Glossary

An aesthetic category accorded to pictures that have an agreeable and appealing visual quality, and is particularly used for idealised depictions of landscapes that also incorporate elements of wildness and natural irregularity. It was theoretically developed by writers William Gilpin and Uvedale Price in the late-eighteenth century, and prominent artists working in the mode include Philip James De Loutherbourg, Thomas Gainsborough and Joseph Mallord William Turner.

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Picturesque%newline%An aesthetic category accorded to pictures that have an agreeable and appealing visual quality, and is particularly used for idealised depictions of landscapes that also incorporate elements of wildness and natural irregularity. It was theoretically developed by writers William Gilpin and Uvedale Price in the late-eighteenth century, and prominent artists working in the mode include Philip James De Loutherbourg, Thomas Gainsborough and Joseph Mallord William Turner.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Picturesque”. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/picturesque/
MLA	“Picturesque.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/picturesque/. Accessed 17, November, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Picturesque. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/picturesque/. (Accessed: 17, November, 2024)