Walter Pater

The Renaissance – Studies in Art and Painting

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Paters graceful essays discuss the achievements of Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and other artists. included is his celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. This book concludes with an uncompromising advocacy of hedonism, urging readers to experience life as fully as possible. His cry of art for arts sake became the manifesto of the Aesthetic Movement, and his assessments of Renaissance art have influenced generations of readers. Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the holy writ of beauty.
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215 printed pages
Publication year
2021
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  • Sofya Averchenkovahas quoted7 years ago
    For art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass, and simply for those moments’ sake.
  • jran2007has quoted4 years ago
    ythology of the Italian Renaissance, which grew up from the mixture of two traditions, two sentiments, the sacred and the profane
  • jran2007has quoted4 years ago
    imagery of the Greek religion, the direct charm of its story, were by artists valued and cultivated for their own sake
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