Beauty of the Beast

By John Bascom
Listen with Sir Michael Caine™ and 1,000+ voices
Length1h 49m

About this audiobook

Throughout time, artists have maintained a close relationship with the animal world, which has proved to be an inexhaustible source of inspiration. First, they received inspiration directly from their environment. Next, animals were used in art for their status as domestic friends, symbols of an intimate and familial life, held in particularly high esteem during the Renaissance. Later, in Orientalism, animal art followed the discovery of exotic fauna which appealed to contemporary artists. The animal and its wild beauty are depicted here through works of art from Albrecht Dürer, Pieter Bruegel, Leonardo da Vinci, Katsushika Hokusai, Henri Rousseau, and Paul Klee.

Audiobook details

GenreOther
Length1 hr 49 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish

Table of contents

1Introduction
5How beauty is reached and cultivated
2Simple notion of beauty
6Featured Artists
3Truth as a condition of beauty
7Index of Illustrations
4Connections of art and nature
8Audubon's Birds

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