Thank you Ivo. A very interesting article on composition. One interesting thing I immediately noticed in the painting, is that painters are able to bring to the fore what a sensor or negative often cannot, in a much more nuanced and specific way. For example, the shadow(s) at midday often cannot be produced as subtly as the painter has done. They often go dark and the areas within the shadow more often than not, disappear, especially in harsh light. But the eye can see it and the painter can reproduce it. And this is why we often avoid 'harsh' light
most of the time. It just does not reproduce well in a photograph. Of course this does not apply where you desire harsh shadows and make use of them in your composition. I often find the skies in watercolor paintings quite striking in their subtlety. They reproduce nuances from the subtlest greys and blues to the darkest. In my experience, when I try this with a camera, the result is often a 'bald' sky.
I would like to point to another interesting Vlog or video (he has a series) on composition by Tavis Leaf Glover. I am very partial to his understanding of how composition works in art and photographs. Many photographs appear to obey the 'rule of thirds', but in reality have other principles at work that make them interesting. This in part is what this author addresses. Very interesting series.
JR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ7fahM5sBQ