In nineteenth-century France, artistic depictions of landscapes revealed a number of environmental tensions that demanded solutions on the part of the state, contends Kelly Presutti, assistant professor in the History of Art and Visual Studies Department. 

In a live, hybrid Chats in the Stacks book talk, Presutti will discuss her new book, Land into Landscape: Art, Environment, and the Making of Modern France (Yale University Press, 2024) in which she examines the role representations of landscape played in the formation of modern France, and reveals how art and visual culture contributed to the physical and symbolic shaping of the nation. Spanning more than a century, from the post-revolutionary period through to the early twentieth century, Land into Landscape explores political and environmental shifts alongside changes in landscape representation across a variety of media, including paintings, photographs, prints, porcelain, and maps.

This talk is hosted by Olin Library. Light refreshments will be served.

This book talk will not be recorded. 

To attend virtually register here:

https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_tY0WupusTy-dPNsU5i6cRw#/registration