Art and the Art of Communicating Geographical Knowledge: The Case of Pieter Brueghel.

Olwig, Kenneth R.

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ERIC Number: EJ351576

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Publication Date: 1987

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Art and the Art of Communicating Geographical Knowledge: The Case of Pieter Brueghel.

Olwig, Kenneth R.

Journal of Geography, v86 n2 p47-51 Mar-Apr 1987

This article describes how medieval cartography and art showing landscape scenes communicate important geographical knowledge. Specific attention is devoted to "Haymaking," the 1565 painting of Pieter Brueghel. (JDH)

Descriptors: Art, Art History, Geography Instruction, Higher Education, Human Geography, Humanities

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Language: English

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