Hogarth Aestheticism in Art

Hogarth's Vision of Beauty and Morality in the Rise of Aesthetic Art
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-78042-889-5
Verlag: Parkstone International
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 255 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hogarth, William

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;CONTENTS;5
1.1;Introduction;7
1.2;General Rules of Composition;45
1.2.1;Of Fitness;45
1.2.2;Of Variety;46
1.2.3;Of Uniformity, Regularity or Symmetry;46
1.2.4;Of Simplicity, or Distinctness;54
1.2.5;Of Intricacy;59
1.2.6;Of Quantity;67
1.3;Mastering of Lines;81
1.3.1;Of Lines;81
1.3.2;Of What Sort of Parts, and How Pleasing Forms Are Composed;84
1.3.3;Of Composition with the Waving-Line;97
1.3.4;Of Compositions with the Serpentine-Line;100
1.4;Light, Shadows and Colours;127
1.4.1;Of Proportions;127
1.4.2;Of Light and Shade, and the Manner in which Objects are Explainedto the Eye by Them;162
1.4.3;Of Composition, with Regard to Light, Shade and Colour;183
1.4.4;Of Colouring;194
1.5;Positioning of the Human Figure in Compositions;207
1.5.1;Of the Face;207
1.5.2;Of Attitude;223
1.5.3;Of Action;226
1.6;Hogarth’s Life;248
2;Index;252