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The Analysis of Beauty
William Hogarth
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The reason why gentlemen, who have been inquisitive after knowledge in pictures, have their eyes less qualified for our purpose, than others, is because their thoughts have been entirely and continually employ'd and incumber'd with considering and retaining the various manners in which pictures are painted, the histories, names, and characters of the masters, together with many other little circumstances belonging to the mechanical part of the art; and little or no time has been given for perfecting the ideas they ought to have in their minds, of the objects themselves in nature: for by havin. . . Read More
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More interesting (and readable) than expected but largely incomprehensible. Back in 1966, my sister gave me an original print (1753) of the Analysis of Beauty from a large book of Hogarth's etchings. It wasn't until recently, when trying to decide what to throw out, that I thought I'd better find ou
2020-11 – The Analysis of Beauty. William Hogarth (Author). 1753. 138 Pages
A classic book famous for its advocacy of the serpentine line as the key to visual appeal and beauty. The text is wordy and requires some effort to read. The book delves deep into; architecture, the natural world, painting te
Nicht immer einfach - un ob das heute noch als aktuell angesehen würde? Wegen Ecos "Geschichte der Schönheit" kam ich darauf, die Analyse mal wieder rauszukramen.
I greatly admire Hogarth's paintings and engravings. His writings, while precise and onsightful lack the music of his visual output. The introduction, while helpful, compares his writings to Sterne, but Sterne, for me, is more graceful and less ponderous,