Aestheticism in art / William Hogarth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hogarth, William.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aesthetic movement (Art).

Aesthetics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Parkstone Press International, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William Hogarth wrote his Analysis of Beauty in 1753, during the Age of Enlightenment. Through this captivating text, he tends to define the notion of beauty in painting and states that it is linked, per se, to the use of the serpentine lines in pictorial compositions. He calls it the line of beauty . His essay is thus dedicated to the study of the composition of paintings, depending on the correct use of the pictorial lines, light, colour, and the figure's attitudes. These timeless concepts have been applied by several artists through the centuries. Paintings from every period have here been chosen to support this demonstration. They allow us to explore the various manners in which beauty can be expressed in painting.

Contents:

Intro

Introduction

General Rules of Composition

Of Fitness

Of Variety

Of Uniformity, Regularity or Symmetry

Of Simplicity, or Distinctness

Of Intricacy

Of Quantity

Mastering of Lines

Of Lines

Of What Sort of Parts, and How Pleasing Forms Are Composed

Of Composition with the Waving-Line

Of Compositions with the Serpentine-Line

Light, Shadows and Colours

Of Proportions

Of Light and Shade, and the Manner in which Objects are Explained to the Eye by Them

Of Composition, with Regard to Light, Shade and Colour

Of Colouring

Positioning of the Human Figure in Compositions

Of the Face

Of Attitude

Of Action

Hogarth's Life

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Title from online resource, PDF version ; viewed on August 24, 2023.

ISBN:

9781780428895

1780428898

OCLC:

855505252