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Art in theory 1648-1815 : an anthology of changing ideas / edited by Charles Harrison, Paul Wood, and Jason Gaiger.
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Language
English
Published/Created
Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000.
Description
xxii, 1220 pages ; 24 cm
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Marquand Library - Remote Storage: Marquand Use Only
N6420 .A78 2001
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Art, Modern
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17th century
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Philosophy
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Art, Modern
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18th century
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Philosophy
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Art, Modern
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19th century
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Philosophy
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Art
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Early works to 1800
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Harrison, Charles, 1942-2009
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Wood, Paul
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Gaiger, Jason
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Summary note
"Art in Theory (1648-1815) provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive collection of documents on the theory of art from the founding of the French Academy until the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Like its highly successful companion volumes, Art in Theory (1815-1900) and Art in Theory (1900-1990), its' primary aim is to provide students and teachers with the documentary material for informed and up-to-date study. Its' 240 texts, clear principles of organization and considerable editorial content offer a vivid and indispensable introduction to the art of the early modern period. Harrison, Wood and Gaiger have collected writing by artists, critics, philosophers, literary figures and administrators of the arts, some reprinted in their entirety, others excerpted from longer works. A wealth of material from French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Latin sources is also provided, including many new translations. Among the major themes treated are early arguments over the relative merits of ancient and modern art, debates between the advocates of form and color, the beginnings of modern art criticism in reviews of the Salon, art and politics during the French Revolution, the rise of landscape painting, and the artistic theories of Romanticism and Neo-classicism. Each section is prefaced by an essay that situates the ideas of the period in their historical context, while relating theoretical concerns and debates to developments in the practice of art. Each individual text is also accompanied by a short introduction. An extensive bibliography and full index are provided"--Publisher's website.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Establishing the Place of Art. Ancients and moderns
The academy : systems and principles
Form and colour
The 'je ne sais quoi'
Practical resources
The Profession of Art. Painting as liberal art
Imagination and understanding
Judgement and the Public Sphere. Classical and contemporary
Aesthetics and the sublime
The practice of criticism
A Public Discourse. Consolidation and instruction
Revolution
Nature and Human Nature. The human as subject
Landscape and the picturesque
Romanticism. Romantic aesthetics
Painting and fiction
Observation and Tradition. Objects of study
The continuity of symbols.
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ISBN
0631200630 ((alk. paper))
9780631200635 ((alk. paper))
0631200649 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
9780631200642 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
LCCN
00034312
OCLC
44084092
Other standard number
1701425
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