Landscape Painting
In the context of art history, the representatives of the Northern Renaissance are widely considered as creators of the most remarkable landscape paintings, taking into account the well-developed plans implemented by artists. In this regard, the painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus created by Pieter Bruegel (fig.1) should be reviewed in more details.
On this painting, all the crucial elements of the landscape genre, namely a clear foreground, middle ground, and background, are to be approached. At the same time, each of the ground zones preserves a wide range of elements introduced by the artist. As far as the foreground is concerned, the widespread bucolic plot is revealed here of a man that puts his horse in the cart. The analogous subject is presented in a close distance: another man grazes sheep nearby/ In its turn, the middle ground appears to be responsive to the actual painting title while including drowned Icarus himself alongside with ships and stone islands situated in the sea. In other words, the marine landscape appears to be the crucial constitutive element of the considered field. Referring to the background, it is essential to note that it covers the painting space from three sides while preserving the image a medieval city on the left, as well as the depiction of mountains in central and right positions.
All things considered, Bruegel's painting Landscape with the Fall of Icarus successfully reinforces the distinction between the main ground zones. Here, it is important to emphasize that the division between them is adequately fulfilled due to the comprehensive distinction between them in terms of plot. At the same time, each of the areas obtains considerable spatial resources on the painting that makes them clearly noticeable.
Works Cited
Figure 1. Bruegel, Pieter. Landscape with the Fall of Icarus, …
