The first independent landscapes in European art were produced in southern Germany early in the 16th century. Entirely empty of subject-matter, they were painte... » 

The first independent landscapes in European art were produced in southern Germany early in the 16th century. Entirely empty of subject-matter, they were painted, drawn and etched by Albrecht Altdorfer of Regensborg. This is a detailed examination of those radical experiments in landscape. «