The Boring Talks - #27 - Dutch Landscape Paintings
Download #27 - Dutch Landscape Paintings
A windmill. Two hunched countrymen. Lots of drab sky.
17th Century Dutch landscape paintings can be very dull, but is there something more exciting going on? Maybe.
The writer Andrew Male takes a closer look at these works of art, and discovers a pastoral snapshot, which might be the world's first 'humblebrag'.
Presenter: James Ward
Contributor: Andrew Male
Producer: Luke Doran
Published on Monday, 3rd December 2018.
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