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Landscape Wall Decorations: Deriving Pleasure from Nature from Ancient Rome to the Renaissance to Today
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Kaplan, Paul H.
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Spring 2025
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2025
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The way in which humans react to the aesthetics of their environment has become a globally recognized theme piquing the interest of interior designers, architects, and art historians. Consequently, there is a vast range of scholarly research on the subject. The innate affinity of humans to be connected to nature and living things is known as Biophilia. This relationship between humans and nature is ever-present, appealing to the senses and resulting in a positive state of mental health. In my research, I have found that visual pleasure derived from nature's landscape has influenced the decoration of countless interiors in Italy for centuries signifying purpose in beauty. This influence can be seen in landscape wall decorations painted as illusionistic frescoes. While carefully studying the artists' handling of these illusionistic effects, it is apparent that these landscape wall decorations have endured from ancient times, reappearing in the Renaissance period, and this tradition continues to be a source of inspiration for decorating in contemporary designs. These artists' painting techniques were masterfully implemented to enrich and deceive the viewer's eye. Inspiration drawn from the environment, specifically from gardens and landscapes, can be seen in the painted wall surfaces of unearthed Roman villas, majestic Renaissance villas, and current interior decorations of both public and private spaces.
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