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history, as bearing a nearer affinity in being the repre-
sentation of animated nature.
Landscape consists in the delineation of unanimated
nature, in whatever form she may present herself.
Whether in the beautiful and highly-cultivated fields of
the south of England, the flat and dreary marshes of the
east, the wild sweeping grandeur of the Scottish hills,
or even the agitations of the stormy deep. These latter
scenes however, in the description of works of art, are
generally termed marine drawings, though they form
decidedly a part of landscape painting, notwithstanding
the seeming incongruity of terms.
Eruit and flower drawing consist in a representation of
these objects, and is generally carried to high degree of
finish : it is, however, a very inferior part of the pro-
fession, being much of the same nature as still life, by
which is understood the representation of every thing
which is not living, such as books, musical instruments,
furniture, fyc. fyc- Still life is intimately connected with
every department of the art, as it enters, more or less,
into the composition of history, portrait, miniature, ani-
mals, fruit and flowers, and even landscapes.
Architectural drawing, however high architecture may
rank in itself, is the lowest department of the art, con-
sisting in a mere representation of architectural objects,
in which the ruler and the rules of perspective perform
the principal part. As for shells and insects, they are
generally considered as belonging to fruit and flower
painting; whilst birds are included under the head of
animal painting.
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history, as bearing a nearer affinity in being the repre-
sentation of animated nature.
Landscape consists in the delineation of unanimated
nature, in whatever form she may present herself.
Whether in the beautiful and highly-cultivated fields of
the south of England, the flat and dreary marshes of the
east, the wild sweeping grandeur of the Scottish hills,
or even the agitations of the stormy deep. These latter
scenes however, in the description of works of art, are
generally termed marine drawings, though they form
decidedly a part of landscape painting, notwithstanding
the seeming incongruity of terms.
Eruit and flower drawing consist in a representation of
these objects, and is generally carried to high degree of
finish : it is, however, a very inferior part of the pro-
fession, being much of the same nature as still life, by
which is understood the representation of every thing
which is not living, such as books, musical instruments,
furniture, fyc. fyc- Still life is intimately connected with
every department of the art, as it enters, more or less,
into the composition of history, portrait, miniature, ani-
mals, fruit and flowers, and even landscapes.
Architectural drawing, however high architecture may
rank in itself, is the lowest department of the art, con-
sisting in a mere representation of architectural objects,
in which the ruler and the rules of perspective perform
the principal part. As for shells and insects, they are
generally considered as belonging to fruit and flower
painting; whilst birds are included under the head of
animal painting.
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