William Hogarth

The Analysis of Beauty (eBook, ePUB)

Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'The Analysis of Beauty' is an 18th-century book by William Hogarth, an artist and writer, which explores his theories on beauty and grace in a way that is accessible to everyone. Hogarth's main theory is the Line of Beauty, which consists of an S-shaped curve that creates movement and liveliness in a piece of art. The book also covers six principles of beauty, including fitness, variety, regularity, simplicity, intricacy, and quantity. Hogarth's work was a critique of the fashionable taste of his time, and he aimed to democratize the understanding of art.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Good Press
• Seitenzahl: 3841
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 4057664649072
• Artikelnr.: 58499381

Autorenporträt

English artist William Hogarth (1697-1764) is most famous for his satirical caricatures and moral paintings, the forerunners of cartoons. A skilled painter of portraits, he was also a trained engraver in the Rococo style.