Cultured Wednesday: Cropsey’s Greenwood Lake

Frank Cropsey believed that nature was a direct manifestation of God, or so they say.

Cultured Wednesday: Carus’ Vollmond bei Pillnitz

Atmosphere. It bypasses cerebral knowledge and speaks instead to different levels within Man.

Cultured Wednesday: Aagaard’s Forests

Aagaard’s work is especially notable for his inclusion of historical architecture and ruins, which he often located in epic and romantic milieu.

Cultured Wednesday: Hacker’s Smithy in Winter

A native of Saxony, Hacker appears to have lived in Munich, Bavaria from 1862 onward.

Cultured Wednesday: Böhmer’s Autumn Woodland

Heinrich Böhmer liked his woods, especially in the fall, it seems.

Cultured Wednesday: Wex’ Königsee

The grand beauty of the German Alps were this German painter's favorite subject.

Cultured Wednesday: Constable’s Hay Wain

Constable never imagined how famous his work would become. He wrote "My art will never be popular" and "My art is far too modern".

Cultured Wednesday: Mønsted’s Sunset Over a Forest Lake

Most of Peder Mørk Mønsted's landscapes were devoted to Scandinavia.

Cultured Wednesday: Gifford’s Lake Nemi

"On the northern shore of the lake, right under the precipitous cliffs on which the modern city of Nemi is perched, stood the sacred grove and sanctuary of Diana of the Woods."

Cultured Wednesday: Inness’ June

Poetic quality is not obtained by eschewing any truths of fact or of Nature...  Poetry is the vision of reality.