| The Analysis of Beauty Contributor(s): Hogarth, William (Author) |
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ISBN: 1605209546 ISBN-13: 9781605209548 Publisher: Cosimo Classics OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Photography | Criticism |
| Dewey: 701.17 |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5" W x 8" (0.59 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Why do we consider some things beautiful and others ugly, some elegant and others awkward? English artist and satirist WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764), who was so innovative that he invented what we call today the comic strip, was famous-some of his contemporaries would have said "infamous"-for his skewering of 18th-century ideals of morality and sexuality, especially those prevalent among the upper classes. And in this 1753 classic, he mounted an argument that might have appalled some of his detractors: that beauty is not a matter of taste and fashion, but arises naturally as a matter of certain inviolate rules. Decrying the "prejudice and self-opinion prejudices our sight," Hogarth explores the six principles he sees as guiding our eyes toward true beauty: fitness, variety, regularity, simplicity, intricacy, and quantity. Artists and students of both art history and 18th century culture will find this essential and fascinating reading. |
