William Hogarth
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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, color, and the...
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William Hogarth a rédigé son Analyse de la Beauté en 1753, dans le contexte des Lumières. À travers ce texte captivant, il s'attarde sur une définition de la notion de beauté en peinture. Affirmant qu'elle est intrinsèquement liée à l'usage de la ligne serpentine dans les compositions picturales, il baptise cette dernière "ligne de la beauté". Son essai est consacré à une étude de la composition des toiles, dépendant d'une utilisation...
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English artist William Hogarth (1697–1764) is most famous for his satirical caricatures and moral paintings, the forerunners of cartoons. In this instructive volume, the august painter and engraver discusses and illustrates the use of serpentine lines in the expression of grace and beauty. Hogarth defines six qualities - fitness, variety, regularity, simplicity, intricacy, and quantity - and dramatizes their effective combination in images that...
4) The Five Days' Peregrination Around The Isle Of Sheppey Of William Hogarth And His Fellow Pilgrim
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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.