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Title Art in theory 1648-1815 : an anthology of changing ideas / edited by Charles Harrison, Paul Wood, and Jason Gaiger
Published Oxford, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Publishers, 2000

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Description xxii, 1220 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents Part 1. Establishing the Place of Art -- Part 2. The Profession of Art -- Part 3. Judgement and the Public Sphere -- Part 4. A Public Discourse -- Part 5. Nature and Human Nature -- Part 6. Romanticism -- Part 7. Observation and Tradition
Summary 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 colour, 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.Wolff -- C
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [1180]-1193) and index
Subject Art, Modern -- 19th century -- Philosophy.
Art, Modern -- 17th century -- Philosophy.
Art, Modern -- 18th century -- Philosophy.
Art -- Early works to 1800.
Genre/Form Early works.
Author Harrison, Charles, 1942-2009.
Wood, Paul.
Gaiger, Jason.
LC no. 2000034312
ISBN 0631200649 pb alkaline paper
0631200630 hb alkaline paper