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PICTURESQUE AND PICTURESQUE TRAVEL - Coggle Diagram
PICTURESQUE AND PICTURESQUE TRAVEL
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
SEVEN YEARS WAR
Interruption of the British touring on the continent
British people started to explore their own country
Leading author: REVEREND W. GILPIN
In 1770 he went on a journey on a river and he recorded a manuscipt with the itinerary he made.
THE SUBLIME
E. Burke wrote about it as the origin of our excitement
Sublime deals with the feelings nature gives to the observer (i.e. danger, pain... etc)
Nature's qualities are 1) greatness of impact; 2) sensation of infinity
W. GILPIN AND THE PICTURESQUE
PICTURESQUE TRAVEL
Based on the search after effects
People should learn to appreciate lights, shades and atmosphere
The objects of nature, by combination, produce infinite varieties of beauty
People should travel to bring picturesque experiences
OBJECTS OF P.T.
The very object of a picturesque travel is the form and composition of landscapes, linked to the atmosphere and effects
People and animals in the landscape are ornaments of the scene
SIMPLICITY OF NATURE AND USUAL OF FORMS.
Very picturesque elements are ruins or ancient abbeys
SOURCES OF AMUSEMENT OF P.T.
SOURCES OF PLEASURE
1ST SOURCE
LOVE & NOVELTY: Suspense for the expectation of new scene and universal pleasure to chase something
2ND SOURCE
EXAMINE & COMPARE: Sense of gratification with the attainment of the object; complete state of amazement
3RD SOURCE
ENLARGE & CORRECT: Each particular adds something to the observed
4TH SOURCE
SKETCHING: do sketches and in a second moment recollects the memories to create a richer scene
5TH SOURCE
FANCIFUL SCENE: create something that is held in your imagination, modifing some way the observed