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- Title
"The aged pollard's shade": Gainsborough's "Landscape with Woodcutter and Milkmaid."
- Authors
Smith, Elise L.
- Abstract
This article presents an analysis of Thomas Gainsborough's painting "Landscape with Woodcutter and Milkmaid." It may confirm Gainsborough's early interest in the picturesque value of its motifs. It is said to have reinforced understanding of the effect of Dutch landscapes on the beginning stages of his career. It indicates his ability to turn pollards into a metaphor of productivity as an element in the rural economy which is envisioned as a harmonious mutuality of its interrelated parts. It is noticed that both economic and social power was centered in the land, specifically in its plantation. Its rugged terrain was also emphasized, highlighting masculine informality.
- Subjects
LANDSCAPE painting; GAINSBOROUGH, Thomas, 1727-1788; INDUSTRIAL productivity; PRODUCTION (Economic theory); LABOR productivity; POWER (Social sciences); SOCIAL sciences; POLLARD trees; MASCULINE beauty (Aesthetics)
- Publication
Eighteenth-Century Studies, 2007, Vol 41, Issue 1, p17
- ISSN
0013-2586
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/ecs.2007.0066