The Analysis of Beauty by William Hogarth
"The Analysis of Beauty" by William Hogarth is a book published in 1753 that describes theories of visual beauty accessible to common readers. Hogarth introduces his celebrated "Line of Beauty"—a serpentine S-curve that evokes liveliness and movement. He outlines six principles affecting beauty: fitness, variety, regularity, simplicity, intricacy, and quantity. Written as part of his campaign against fashionable taste, the work challenges conventional artistic wisdom and invites readers into a systematic exploration
of what makes objects visually appealing. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Hogarth, William, 1697-1764 |
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| Title |
The Analysis of Beauty Written with a view of fixing the fluctuating ideas of taste |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Analysis_of_Beauty |
| Credits | Produced by Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe (Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 48.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | BH: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Aesthetics |
| LoC Class | N: Fine Arts |
| Subject | Aesthetics -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 51459 |
| Release Date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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