Above the Gravel Pit by Emily Carr, 1937. There is definitely something Van Gogh-esque about the gradation in the sky in this piece by modernist Canadian artist Emily Carr. Starry Night anyone??
Greta Bridge by John Sell Cotman: landscape art, Romanticism
The Plum Pudding in Danger by James Gillray: satirical prints, caricatures
The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David, 1805-08: neoclassicism
The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute by Canaletto: Baroque, landscape art
Mademoiselle de Camargo Dancing by Nicolas Lancret: Baroque
Juno Receiving the Head of Argos by Jacopo Amigoni, 1730-35: Baroque, Rococo
Valley of the Shadow of Death by Roger Fenton, 1855. This photograph by British war photographer Roger Fenton was taken during the Crimean War. The landscape is littered with cannonballs signifying the aftermath of a battle and the tragedy of war.
Spiral Jetty by Robert Smithson, 1970. This is a well-known example of land art by American artist Robert Smithson. Smithson altered the landscape of the Great Salt Lake in Utah and compiled this spiral from mud, basalt, salt rocks and earth. Land art has come under a significant amount of criticism for its interference with natural phenomena and disruption of ecosystems.
