A Paisagem na Arte – elementos para uma história e questões para pesquisas futuras

This article aims at contributing to a deeper knowledge and to a discussion on landscapeart in Brazil an artistic genre which appeared in the country in the end of the 19th Century. An attempt is made to understand the broader cultural environment in which landscape emerges and develops as an artistic genre in itself, trying to identify significant landmarks that might help the delimitation of its terms of study and allow for comparison to Brazil's own experience in this field. Limits and possibilities of Brazilian landscape art are discussed in the end.This article aims at contributing to a deeper knowledge and to a discussion on landscapeart in Brazil an artistic genre which appeared in the country in the end of the 19th Century. An attempt is made to understand the broader cultural environment in which landscape emerges and develops as an artistic genre in itself, trying to identify significant landmarks that might help the delimitation of its terms of study and allow for comparison to Brazil's own experience in this field. Limits and possibilities of Brazilian landscape art are discussed in the end.Este trabalho tem por objetivo contribuir para o aprofundamento do conhecimento e para a discussão sobre o paisagismo na arte no Brasil, gênero surgido no país ao final do século 19. Nele procuramos entender o contexto cultural mais amplo de surgimento e desenvolvimento da paisagem como gênero artístico, buscando identificar marcos significativos em que possam permitir delimitar seus termos de estudo e fornecer parâmetros de comparação à nossa própria experiência brasileira nesse campo, discutindo os limites de uma arte de paisagem brasileira ao final do texto.   &nbsp