| The Renaissance Contributor(s): Pater, Walter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1604597046 ISBN-13: 9781604597042 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $9.02 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: Pater's 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 art's 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." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Renaissance - Art | History - Renaissance - History | Europe - Renaissance |
| Dewey: 700.940 |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6" W x 9" (0.49 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pater's 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 art's 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." |