On vision and colors by Arthur Schopenhauer and Color sphere by Philipp Otto Runge

During the first two decades of the nineteenth century, two of the most significant theoretical works on color since Leonardo da Vinci's Trattato della Pittura were written and published in Germany: Arthur Schopenhauer's On Vision and Colors and Philipp Otto Runge's Color Sphere. For Schopenhauer, vision is wholly subjective in nature and characterized by processes that cross over into the territory of philosophy. Runge's Color Sphere and essay "The Duality of Color" contained one of the first attempts to depict a comprehensive and harmonious color system in three dimensions. Runge intended his color sphere to be understood not as a product of art, but rather as a "mathematical figure of various philosophical reflections." By bringing these two visionary color theories together within a broad theoretical context -- philosophy, art, architecture, and design -- this volume uncovers their enduring influence on our own perception of color and the visual world around us Preface 10 Introduction 14 Translator’s Notes on Schopenhauer 35 On Vision and Colors An essay by Arthur Schopenhauer 36 Translator’s Notes on Runge 121 Color Sphere by Philipp Otto Runge 122 On the Duality of Color an essay by Philipp Otto Rungewith an introductory note by the translator 141 Notes 148 Chronology 162 Selected Bibliography 163 Image Credits 169 A translation of the color theories of the german philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer and the painter Philipp Otto Runge translated and with an introduction by Georg Stahl By Arthur Schopenhauer. And, Color Sphere / By Philipp Otto Runge ; Translated And With An Introduction By Georg Stahl. Includes Bibliographical References. 09 preface 13 introduction 34 Translator's Notes on schopenhauer 120