Interpretations of melancholic nature in painting

In this research, which deals with melancholic interpretations of nature in painting, a research has been conducted on examples of how the concept of melancholy, which seems to be a mostly human disorder, is reflected in the nature theme in painters and their works. In the relevant literature, firstly, the historical process of the concept of melancholia and its approaches in the field of health are mentioned. In the next part, various examples of the nature theme in painting over ages and movements are mentioned. In the continuation of the study, a section containing the theme of nature in painting, examples of interpretation of works in the context of melancholic emotions and information about the melancholic emotional states of the main painters are discussed. In the last section, inspired by the works produced by painters with melancholic personality as a means of expressing their feelings, interpreted from a current perspective, melancholic nature-themed works were added to the findings and comments section with their subtexts. As a result, the reasons for the effects of the concept of melancholy on painters and their works and the emotional states it evokes in the audience are reached. It is aimed to examine where and how the melancholic theme of nature in painting and the emotions it makes viewers feel come from. This research examines many different interpretations and analyzes of melancholic nature in painting; It makes the points where movements, painters and works in art history blend with a melancholic emotional state a fundamental subject. This research was supported by information and images obtained from various sources and diversified with comments from different perspectives.