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The contribution of Dutch landscape painters to the conservation of geoheritage
Author(s) -
Jungerius Pieter,
van den Ancker Hanneke,
Wevers Nina
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2012.00835.x
Subject(s) - painting , landscape painting , geology , archaeology , aesthetic value , geography , history , aesthetics , art , art history
Landscape images are a way to register geoheritage, and we have applied it here in a consideration of the landscapes of the Netherlands. Before the 1950s these landscapes were documented chiefly by landscape painters; with useful photographs of limited availability. We have looked through a large number of paintings of Dutch landscapes to assess their geoheritage value, and present here a first reconnaissance.