Seven Discourses Delivered in the Royal Academy by the President |
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| Author:
| Reynolds, Joshua |
| Series title: | Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-06944-1 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $42.99 |
Book Description:
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This 1778 work, collecting addresses made by Joshua Reynolds to the Royal Academy between 1769 and 1776, presents his views of the purpose of art, emphasising the intellectual dignity of the 'great style' of the Florentine Renaissance masters who so greatly influenced the paintings of the eighteenth century.
This 1778 work, collecting addresses made by Joshua Reynolds to the Royal Academy between 1769 and 1776, presents his views of the purpose of art, emphasising the intellectual dignity of the 'great style' of the Florentine Renaissance masters who so greatly influenced the paintings of the eighteenth century.