Le paysage rural : la couleur de l'agricole, la saveur de l'agricole, mais que reste-t-il de l'agricole ?

Abstract

The Rural Landscape : The Color and Flavor of Agriculture : But What Is Left of Agriculture ? This analysis of iconographs of the landscape sheds light on how signs of fanning activities are vanishing in painting, lithographs and illustrations in general. This vanishing tangibly signals that the social elite has appropriated the countryside and is composing a landscape in conformity with its aesthetic aspirations. By interpreting surveys conducted in various areas, we can see the landscape's place in relation to the countryside in residents' perceptions ; and we can also assess the impact of "landscape models" on their mental representations.