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On Quality in Art: Criteria of Excellence, Past and Present

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jakob RosenbergPublish date:2023-08-15Pages:288
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691252148ISBN-10:691252149UPC:9780691252148Book Category:Reference, Art, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Criticism & Theory, AestheticsSize:9.90 x 8.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC9A3FCYCY

An acclaimed art historian explains how to identify excellence in art

In this book, Jakob Rosenberg takes up the timeless problem of how to make a valid judgment about artistic quality. In his search for criteria of excellence in art, Rosenberg examines both the achievements and failures of other critics from the Renaissance to modern times, including Giorgio Vasari, Roger de Piles, Sir Joshua Reynolds, Théophile Thoré, and Roger Fry. Drawing vital lessons from these critics' writings, Rosenberg charts an effective approach to the challenges of judging quality in works of art by analyzing master drawings from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries and comparing them with examples of followers or minor contemporaries. The result is a set of practical criteria that are applicable across diverse periods and styles. Brimming with insights from a legendary art critic and historian, On Quality in Art sheds invaluable light on drawings by artists ranging from Dürer, Raphael, Leonardo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Watteau, Degas, and van Gogh to Matisse, Picasso, and Marin.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691252148ISBN-10:691252149UPC:9780691252148Book Category:Reference, Art, PhilosophyBook Subcategory:Criticism & Theory, AestheticsSize:9.90 x 8.00 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC9A3FCYCY
Jakob Rosenberg (1893-1980) was a leading authority on Dutch and German art and the author of several books, including Rembrandt: Life and Work, Great Draughtsmen from Pisanello to Picasso, and Dutch Art and Architecture, 1600-1800.
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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