Key Writers on Art: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century (Key Concepts)

Key Writers on Art: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century offers a unique and authoritative guide to theories of art from Ancient Greece to the end of the Victorian era, written by an international panel of expert contributors. Arranged chronologically to provide an historical framework, the 43 entries analyze the ideas of key philosophers, historians, art historians, art critics, artists and social scientists, including Plato, Aquinas, Alberti, Michelangelo, de Piles, Burke, Schiller, Winckelmann, Kant, Hegel, Burckhardt, Marx, Tolstoy, Taine, Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Ruskin, Pater, W?lfflin and Riegl.Each entry includes:\* a critical essay\* a short biography\* a bibliography listing both primary and secondary textsUnique in its range and accessibly written, this book, together with its companion volume Key Writers on Art: The Twentieth Century, provides an invaluable guide for students as well as general readers with an interest in art history, aesthetics and visual culture. Key Writers On Art: From Antiquity To The Nineteenth Century Offers A Unique And Authoritative Guide To Theories Of Art From Ancient Greece To The End Of The Victorian Era, Written By An International Panel Of Expert Contributors. Arranged Chronologically To Provide An Historical Framework, The 43 Entries Analyse The Ideas Of Key Philosophers, Historians, Art Historians, Art Critics, Artists And Social Scientists, Including Plato, Aquinas, Alberti, Michelangelo, De Piles, Burke, Schiller, Winckelmann, Kant, Hegel, Burckhardt, Marx, Tolstoy, Taine, Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Ruskin, Pater, Wolfflin And Riegl. David Cooper, Ronna Burger, Suzanne Stern-hillet, Robert D. Crouse, Hugh Bredin, Roger Tarr, Erin Campbell, Sharon Gregory, Nick Webb, Walter Melion, Kaylee Spencer-ahrens, Claire Pace, Thomas Puttfar. Plato (427-347 Bc) / David E. Cooper -- Aristotle (384-322 Bc) / Ronna Burger -- Plotinus (204/5-70 Ad) / Suzanne Stern-gillet -- Augustine (354-430) / Robert Crouse -- Alcuin (c. 735-804) And Theodulf Of Orléans (died 821) / Hugh Bredin -- Suger (1081-1151) And Bernard Of Clairvaux (1090-1153) / Hugh Bredin -- Thomas Aquinas (1225-74) / Hugh Bredin -- Cennino Cennini (c. 1360-before 1427) / Roger Tarr -- Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378-1455) / Roger Tarr -- Leon Battista Alberti (1404-72) / Roger Tarr -- Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) / Erin J. Campbell -- Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) / James Hall -- Pietro Aretino (1492-1556), Paolo Pino (fl. 1534-65), And Lodovico Dolce (1508-68) / Erin J. Campbell -- Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) / Sharon Gregory -- Giovan Paolo Lomasso (1538-1600) And Federico Zuccaro (1543-1609) / Nick Webb -- Karel Van Mander (1548-1606) / Walter S. Melion -- Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1615-96) / Kaylee Spencer-ahrens -- André Félibien (1619-95) / Claire Pace. Roger De Piles (1635-1709) / Thomas Puttfarken -- Earl Of Shaftesbury (1671-1713) / A. Owen Aldridge -- William Hogarth (1697-1764) / Matthew Craske -- Denis Diderot (1713-84) / Mark Ledbury -- Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-68) / Alex Potts -- Joshua Reynolds (1723-92) / Harry Mount -- Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) / David E. Cooper -- Edmund Burke (1729-97) / Abigail Chantler -- Gotthold Lessing (1729-81) / Abigail Chantler -- Friedrich Schiller (1759-1805) / Abigail Chantler -- G.w.f. Hegel (1770-1831) / Gary Shapiro -- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) / Peter Lewis -- Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) / George Pattison -- Karl Marx (1818-83) / Richard Drake -- Jacob Burckhardt (1818-97) / Richard Drake -- John Ruskin (1819-1900) / Andrew Robert Lang -- Eugène Fromentin (1820-76) / Barbara Wright -- Charles Baudelaire (1821-67) / Rosemary Lloyd -- Edmond (1822-96) And Jules (1830-70) De Goncourt / Pamela Warner -- Hippolyte Taine (1828-93) / Hilary Nias. Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) / W. Gareth Jones -- William Morris (1834-96) / Linda A. Julian -- Walter Pater (1839-94) / Laurel Brake -- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) / Ruben Berrios -- Alois Riegl (1858-1905) / Margaret Iversen. Edited By Chris Murray. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. BOOK COVER 1 HALF-TITLE 2 SERIES-TITLE 3 TITLE 6 COPYRIGHT 7 CONTENTS 8 ALPHABETICAL LIST OF CONTENTS 11 CONTRIBUTORS 13 PREFACE 17 KEY WRITERS ON ART: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE NINETEENTH CENTURY 20 PLATO (427–347 BC) 22 ARISTOTLE (384–322 BC) 26 PLOTINUS (204/5–70 AD) 31 AUGUSTINE (354–430) 35 ALCUIN (c. 735-804) and THEODULF OF ORLÉANS (died 821) 39 SUGER (1081-1151) and BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX (1090-1153) 44 THOMAS AQUINAS (1225–74) 49 CENNINO CENNINI (c. 1360—before 1427) 53 LORENZO GHIBERTI (1378–1455) 58 LEON BATTISTA ALBERTI (1404–72) 63 LEONARDO DA VINCI (1452–1519) 69 MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564) 74 PIETRO ARETINO (1492-1556), PAOLO PINO (fl. 1534-65) and LODOVICO DOLCE (1508-68) 79 GIORGIO VASARI (1511–74) 85 GIOVAN PAOLO LOMAZZO (1538-1600) and FEDERICO ZUCCARO (1543-1609) 90 KAREL VAN MANDER (1548–1606) 96 GIOVANNI PIETRO BELLORI (1615–96) 101 ANDRÉ FÉLIBIEN (1619–95) 106 ROGER DE PILES (1635–1709) 110 EARL OF SHAFTESBURY (1671–1713) 115 WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697–1764) 120 DENIS DIDEROT (1713–84) 125 JOHANN JOACHIM WINCKELMANN (1717-68) 130 JOSHUA REYNOLDS (1723–92) 135 IMMANUEL KANT (1724–1804) 140 EDMUND BURKE (1729–97) 145 GOTTHOLD LESSING (1729–81) 149 FRIEDRICH SCHILLER (1759–1805) 154 G.W.F.HEGEL (1770–1831) 159 ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER (1788–1860) 165 SØREN KIERKEGAARD (1813–55) 170 KARL MARX (1818–83) 175 JACOB BURCKHARDT (1818–97) 180 JOHN RUSKIN (1819–1900) 185 EUGÈNE FROMENTIN (1820–76) 191 CHARLES BAUDELAIRE (1821–67) 197 EDMOND (1822-96) and JULES (1830-70) DE GONCOURT 201 HIPPOLYTE TAINE (1828–93) 206 LEO TOLSTOY (1828–1910) 211 WILLIAM MORRIS (1834–96) 215 WALTER PATER (1839–94) 220 FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE (1844–1900) 225 ALOIS RIEGL (1858–1905) 231 INDEX 236 Key Writers on Art: From Antiquity to the Nineteenth Century offers a unique and authoritative guide to theories of art from Ancient Greece to the end of the Victorian era, written by an international panel of expert contributors. Arranged chronologically to provide an historical framework, the 43 entries analyze the ideas of key philosophers, historians, art historians, art critics, artists and social scientists, including Plato, Aquinas, Alberti, Michelangelo, de Piles, Burke, Schiller, Winckelmann, Kant, Hegel, Burckhardt, Marx, Tolstoy, Taine, Baudelaire, Nietzsche, Ruskin, Pater, Wölfflin and Riegl.Each entry includes:• a critical essay• a short biography• a bibliography listing both primary and secondary textsUnique in its range and accessibly written, this book, together with its companion volume Key Writers on Art: The Twentieth Century, provides an invaluable guide for students as well as general readers with an interest in art history, aesthetics and visual culture. Key Writers on Art: The Twentieth Century offers a unique and authoritative guide to modern responses to art. Featuring 48 essays on the most important twentieth century writers and thinkers and written by an international panel of expert contributors, it introduces readers to key approaches and analytical tools used in the study of contemporary art. It discusses writers such as Adorno, Barthes, Benjamin, Freud, Greenberg, Heuser, Kristeva, Merleau-Ponty, Pollock, Read and Sontag A unique and authoritative guide to theories of art from Ancient Greece to the end of the Victorian era, this is an invaluable book for both students and general readers with an interest in art history, aesthetics and visual culture Arranged chronologically, features more than forty essays by an international panel of experts on art, art critiicism, and art therory tracing the evolution of art from ancient times to the twentieth century.