Hyde Park (1815) by John Martin

Hyde Park - John Martin - 1815

Artwork Information

TitleHyde Park
ArtistJohn Martin
Date1815
Art MovementRomanticism
Current LocationYale Centre For British Art (Yale University), New Haven, CT, US

About Hyde Park

The artwork titled “Hyde Park,” created by John Martin in 1815, belongs to the Romanticism art movement and is a landscape genre painting. This piece of art is currently housed at the Yale Center for British Art, Yale University, New Haven, CT, US.

“Hyde Park” depicts a serene and expansive parkland scene, characteristic of the Romanticism era’s fascination with nature’s grandeur and emotional depth. In the artwork, tall, mature trees dominate the foreground, their autumnal foliage rendered in meticulous detail. The trees are clustered together near a body of water, which reflects the landscape’s tranquility. Further into the background, more trees and expansive open fields stretch out under a dynamic sky, where patches of blue peek through soft, billowy clouds. Small human figures are scattered throughout the composition, emphasizing the vastness of nature compared to humans. The people, dressed in early 19th-century attire, add a sense of scale and historical context to this peaceful landscape scene.

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