Seven Discourses on Art
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About This Book
The Discourses on Art of Sir Joshua Reynolds form one of the most eloquent literary documents in the history of European art. Composed as lectures to the students at the Royal Academy in the late eighteenth century, they both summarize the art theory of the previous three hundred years and point towards attitudes prevalent in the nineteenth century. Reynolds' general topic is the education of the artist. He is concerned with the essentials of the the purpose of art, the nature of the creative process, and the artist's relation to tradition. He treats these questions with a breadth and clarity ...
Chapters (12)
- SEVEN DISCOURSES ON ART by Joshua Reyonds
- INTRODUCTION
- TO THE KING
- TO THE MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY.
- SEVEN DISCOURSES ON ART
- A DISCOURSE Delivered at the Opening of the Royal Academy, January 2nd, 1769, by the President.
- A DISCOURSE Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy, on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 11, 1769, by the President.
- A DISCOURSE Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy on the Distribution of the Prizes, December, 14, 1770, by the President.
- A DISCOURSE Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 10, 1771, by the President.
- A DISCOURSE Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 10, 1772, by the President.
- A DISCOURSE Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 10, 1774, by the President.
- A DISCOURSE Delivered to the Students of the Royal Academy on the Distribution of the Prizes, December 10th, 1776, by the President.
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