The Chemistry of Taste

The debate on impure images in post-Reformation England, and the different policy adopted by Reynolds and Hogarth in order to redefine the value of art are considered: the former stressing the purity of the old masters, the latter emphasizing formal elements of beauty. The writings of Hazlitt are...

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Published in:English Literature
Main Author: Orestano, Francesca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari 2015-12-01
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Online Access:http://doi.org/10.14277/2420-823X/EL-2-2-15-1