| The Art of Painting: By C a Du Fresnoy: With Remarks: Translated Into English, with an Original Preface, Containing a Parallel Between Pain Contributor(s): Dufresnoy, Charles-Alphonse (Author) |
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ISBN: 1385753781 ISBN-13: 9781385753781 Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions OUR PRICE: $32.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| BISAC Categories: - History - Art | History - General |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.90 lbs) 492 pages |
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| Publisher Description: The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. The eighteenth-century fascination with Greek and Roman antiquity followed the systematic excavation of the ruins at Pompeii and Herculaneum in southern Italy; and after 1750 a neoclassical style dominated all artistic fields. The titles here trace developments in mostly English-language works on painting, sculpture, architecture, music, theater, and other disciplines. Instructional works on musical instruments, catalogs of art objects, comic operas, and more are also included. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Harvard University Houghton Library N014578 Parallel texts of du Fresnoy's Latin poem, 'De arte graphica', and Dryden's prose translation, modified by Charles Jervas. 'To Mr. Jervas, with Frensoy's sic] Art of painting', in verse, is by Alexander Pope. 'Observations on The art of painting', pp.81-221, is by John Dryden. 'A short account of the most eminent painters .. by Richard Graham', pp. 241]- 404], has a special titlepage. Titlepage in red and black. London: printed for Bernard Lintott, 1716. 16], lxviii, 4],397, 7]p., plate; 8 |
