Hercules Seghers sets himself apart from other Mannerist painters in a lot of ways. He uses landscapes (which is an uncommon choice amongst others in this period) and pushes the limits of what you can do with them in ways other painters weren’t even thinking of.
River Valley, is a great example of this. In the bottom right corner, you see two individuals stepping through a landscape that dwarfs them in scale. The valley itself contains so many different environments in it, all with varying tones. The colossal Mountain sits right next to quaint farm, yet neither feel our of place in this piece. I really loved how much his pieces stood out when compared to others of his era.
Jeff+Burgess
Pavan,
Interesting post on an artist I knew little, if nothing, about!Some good, if scant, information. Possibly some more research and context could be of help here. I do like that you have injected some personal feelings about the pieces but, as mentioned, more detail and information about the painters you write about would go a long way. Also please cite your sources as well.
Jeff
James Cotter
Writing comments from Patrick
Clear and concise. Good communicating
Reading the post aloud would help smooth and shorten sentences. For example:
He uses landscapes, an uncommon choice in this period, and pushes the limits of what can be done with them in ways other painters had not envisioned.
Jeff+Burgess
Pavan,
I’m reviewing the posts today and I see you don’t have blog post #2 here which is almost a week overdue. Be careful about getting behind on these and other work as once behind it’s very difficult to catch up. Please let me know when you can get this done.
Jeff