These lambent essays, published in 1873, focus on Renaissance masters like Botticelli, Leonardo, and Michelangelo. The book’s brief conclusory essay was to prove far more influential than what preceded it, as Pater laid out his iconoclastic artistic philosophy and called for what was essentially a hedonistic approach to art.
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Walter Pater (1839-1894) was a British critic and essayist who championed the idea of ‘art for art’s sake.’ He influenced such figures as Oscar Wilde and other devotees of Aestheticism. His best known works include Marius the Epicurean (1885) and Imaginary Portraits (1887).
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 252 ● ISBN 9781411435926 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 5862574 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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