Although often inspired by monuments and natural places, the fabricated landscapes are distinct from the land the pieces attempt to depict (Andrews 1 ). A work of art is an instrument for judging how an artist or culture saw, felt and represented nature. As a result, citizens of similar cultures may represent similar themes in their work in a variety of different styles. Barret's 1785/1819 films Untitled (Landscape) and Lacroix's 1763 A Shipwreck display distinct European attitudes toward nature while attempting to captivate audiences in the same way. From the foot of a stream, Barret allows the viewer to witness the rolling hills of a countryside. . And although the work features natural landmarks, it may not be possible to identify where the hills are. Make the painting more of a representation than a representation of the muse. This may also be why the artist chose to leave the work untitled rather than placing an unrelated or weak title. Did Barret classify his work as a “landscape” or did the curator do so? The end goal of the piece was exactly that, to form a landscape pleasing to the eye. Playing with regular motifs of Western landscapes, Barret paints both reflections of luminous blue light shining through calm clouds and darker, more sinister clouds that inhabit the corner. The experience is “totalized” as a scene allowing the viewer to see the landscape as nature (Andrews 18, Meinig 1). Barret plays on the audience's susceptibility to seeing the stage as a natural habitat. The brightest part of the painting, the foreground uses earthier green tones to balance the brighter yellows of the grass. Using complementary colors, the artist uses the color palette to appeal to the viewer. The golden mean itself is a middle of paper... a state of nature that was not to be tamed or domesticated. Two men, pictured dressed in bright red and yellow, attempt to save this woman's life or recover her body. Life has more value in the presence – or threat – of death. Although Barret's British piece uses a panorama of the sky, Lacroix's use of the technique is more dramatic in order to exalt the piece. The artist exploits the terrain in turn creating a climactic painting with various scenes within. The castle on the cliff could have been its own painting but it constantly depicts the French crown above the heads of its citizens. France, at the time A Shipwreck is painted, is entering the 7 Years' War. The pillars of the castle, collapsing brick by brick, are a metaphor for the state of the country. The 7 Years' War left France in debt and is believed to have contributed to the outbreak of the French Revolution..