
Aestheticism in Art
Hogarth's Vision of Beauty and Morality in the Rise of Aesthetic ArtBy William HogarthLength5h 3m
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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, colour, and the figure's attitudes. These timeless concepts have been applied by several artists through the centuries. Paintings from every period have here been chosen to support this demonstration. They allow us to explore the various manners in which beauty can be expressed in painting.
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Length5 hrs 3 mins
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Publish dateMay 8, 2012
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Aestheticism in Art Aestheticism in Art
2permission of the copyright holder, throughout the world. Unless otherwise
3Index
4Introduction
5General Rules of Composition
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6Of Fitness
7Of Variety
8Of Uniformity, Regularity or Symmetry
9Of Simplicity, or Distinctness
10Of Intricacy
11Of Quantity
12Mastering of Lines
13Of Lines
14Of What Sort of Parts, and How Pleasing Forms Are Composed
15Of Composition with the Waving-Line
16Of Compositions with the Serpentine-Line
17Light, Shadows and Colours
18Of Proportions
19Of Composition, with Regard to Light, Shade and Colour
20Of Colouring
21Positioning of the Human Figure in Compositions
22Of the Face
23Of Attitude
24Of Action
25Hogarth’s Life
26Index
27Woman Having her Hair Combed, 1886-1888
28Mantegna, Andrea
29Renoir, Pierre-Auguste
30Diana at her Bath (detail), c. 1715-1716