1. Art 102 Final Project
West Los Angeles College
KENNETH COURTENAY JR.
EXHIBITION: LANDSCAPE

2. In this Curated Exhibition we look at how the mood and
emotion come to life by the vivid imagery of the landscaping.
The Landscaping is an important element in art, because in
setting the tone of the art work, it reinforces the meaning and
symbolism behind the painting.
The scenery articulates while giving relevance to crucial
moments during several historical time periods and allows
artistic freedom and expression.
THEME

3. LANDSCAPE
CONVEYING
EMOTION
 The painting itself describes the Crucifixion of
Jesus On the right and one of the thieves on the left
and Mary and John mourning their loss.
 The muggy, rocky hills, and turbulent skies
reemphasize the mourning of Mary and the sadness
being portrayed by the death of Jesus.
 The way the weather is reflected on the dark color
of the trees in the background reinforce the
emotion being expressed and the reality of Jesus’s
death.
 The religious portrayal is directly associated to the
Reformation time period in which religion was of
the upmost regard, and highly reflected in art.
Lucas Cranach
the Elder,
Crucifixion, 1503.
Oil on panel, 54
½ x 43in. Alte
Pinakothek,
Munich.
Albrecht Durer, Melencolia I, 1514. Engraving, 9 ½ x 7 5/16in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick
Fund, 1943.
 This painting depicts a woman in search of something
she cannot find.
 The scenery tells the story best, by the clutter on the
floor around her. Boxes and numerous items are open
and tossed on the floor indicating her search, and her
melancholy pose indicates her struggle and inability to
find what she is looking for.

4.  This painting depicts three people connected although there is
space and distance between them. There are “conversational
gazes” between the soldier staring at the nursing woman, the
woman who is staring at the audience, and the baby staring at
the woman.
 The Landscaping reinforces the symbolism of the painting by
reflecting isolated buildings and open space, although
connected by the bridge in the middle. The bridge
representing the conversational gazes between the soldier and
woman, and the open space and feel of the painting
representing the space and distance between the soldier and
the woman.
 This painting in relation to its time period portray women as
being subordinate to men. The woman is the caregiver, shown
by the woman nursing. Her role as subordinate being
reinforced due to her partial nudity and alludes to the idea that
their could be an underling intimate relationship between the
two. . The men plays the role of the protector shown by the
soldier.
LANDSCAPING
REINFORCING
SYMBOLISM
 This painting symbolizes the moral and military superiority
of the Spaniards. The Spanish general well clothed on the
right appears higher than the defeated Dutch commander on
the left in the tattered clothes. The symbolism in this painting
is reflective of the exaggerated artistic style of the Baroque
period.
 The landscape reinforces the superiority of the Spaniards.
Although the painting as a whole is reflective of a battle
scene, the Dutch side has chaos and smoke going on its
background, while the victorious Spaniards background looks
more at peace.
Diego Velasquez, Surrender
Breda, 1635, oil on canvas,
10”x12’1/8in
Giorgione, Tempe
st, c. 1505-1510.
Oil on canvas, 31
1/4 x 28 3/4in
Galleria dell’
Accademia, Venic
e

5. William Hogarth, Marriage A La Mode II, 1743 Oil on
canvas, National Gallery, London 27.6in x 35.8in
 The scenery in this painting tells the story of a wild night. The husband sprawled out looks exhausted
and the wife looks drunk. Chair on the floor and dog sniffing the husband’s pocket as well as the
black dot on his neck alludes to cheating. The pose of the husband and wife as well as the disorder in
the house insinuates to a loud and chaotic setting.
 The décor of the rooms and the outfits in this painting are reflective of the Rococo era, where
elegance, ornate furniture, and embellished clothing were popular. The juvenile and witty artistic
theme in this painting gives praise to the Rococo era as well.

6. Landscaping Impacting the Romantic Period
 The landscape in Friedrich painting reflects the
merging of mood and nature. The hues of paint
and barren land create the night time setting, and
are indicators to the melancholy nature of this
artwork
 Both paintings embody the essences of art
during the Romantic Period. Nature was seen as
an uncontrollable power and many artist found
the atmospheric intensity of nature as an
inspiring alternative to the ordered ways the
Enlightenment era offered. In both paintings the
artist depict the violent imagery nature can hold
through the use of rain, thunderstorms, and
destruction of land.
 In the Thomas Cole painting below the
direction of the rain clouds leave a peak of
sunshine indicating serenity and calmness
despite a storm. This aspect embraces the
natural role of nature.
Caspar David Friedrich, Two
Men Contemplating the
Moon, 1819 Oil on Canvas, 13
3/4in x 17 ½ in.
Thomas Cole, (The Oxbow) View
From Mount
Holyoke, Northhampton, Massachu
setts, after a thunderstorm. 1836, Oil
on Canvas, 4ft 3 1/2in x 6ft 4in.