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The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry (Dover Books on Art, Art History)
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The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry (Dover Books on Art, Art History) (edit title/settings)

by Adam Phillips (Author), Walter Pater (edit contributors)

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Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the "holy writ of beauty." Published to great acclaim in 1837, it examines the work of Renaissance artists such as Winckelmann and the then neglected Botticelli, and includes a celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. The... read more

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"The history of the Renaissance ends in France, and carries us away from Italy to the beautiful cities of the country of the Loire."

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  1. Adam Phillips (Author)
  2. Walter Pater

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