The Age of Enlightenment, Volume 2Barnes & Noble Books, 1980 |
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Page 58
... painting , history is without question the most important . The history painter alone is the painter of the soul , the others only paint for the eye . He alone can bring into play that enthusiasm , that divine spark which makes him ...
... painting , history is without question the most important . The history painter alone is the painter of the soul , the others only paint for the eye . He alone can bring into play that enthusiasm , that divine spark which makes him ...
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... art , which is , and has been for several years , the portrait . A painter today , obstinately attached to history painting through the elevation of his thoughts and the nobility of his expressions , will see himself reduced to a few ...
... art , which is , and has been for several years , the portrait . A painter today , obstinately attached to history painting through the elevation of his thoughts and the nobility of his expressions , will see himself reduced to a few ...
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... Art . As formulated in Reynolds's discourses , these principles emphasized the superiority of history painting over other genres ( such as portrait or landscape painting ) and the value of an elevated or ' grand ' style , evolved ...
... Art . As formulated in Reynolds's discourses , these principles emphasized the superiority of history painting over other genres ( such as portrait or landscape painting ) and the value of an elevated or ' grand ' style , evolved ...
Contents
Laugier Essay on Architecture 1753 | 8 |
William Chambers On Civil Architecture 1759 1791 | 24 |
James Stuart | 39 |
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Art in Theory 1648-1815: An Anthology of Changing Ideas Charles Harrison,Paul Wood,Jason Gaiger No preview available - 2001 |