On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought

by Denis Diderot

Book Overview

Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm entrusted him with a project that forced him to acquire "thoughtful notions concerning painting and sculpture" and to refine "art terms, so familiar in his words yet so vague in his mind".

Diderot wrote artistic reviews of exhibitions - Salons - that were organized...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400789882
• ISBN13: 9789400789883
• Release Date: October 2014
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"