Project Gutenberg 2000-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 662 Pater, Walter 1839 1894 Pater, Walter Horatio Pater, Walter H. (Walter Horatio) The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry Preface -- Two early French stories -- Pico della Mirandola -- Sandro Botticelli -- Luca della Robbia -- The poetry of Michelangelo -- Leonardo da Vinci -- The school of Giorgione -- Joachim du Bellay -- Winckelmann -- Conclusion. Produced by Bruce McClintock. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Renaissance: Studies in Art and Poetry" by Walter Pater is a collection of essays written during the late 19th century, focusing on the cultural and aesthetic movements of the Renaissance. The work delves into various artistic figures, such as Botticelli and Michelangelo, and the philosophical ideas that characterized this vibrant period in history. Pater's aim is to explore beauty and artistic excellence through a personal and subjective lens, encouraging readers to appreciate art and poetry by understanding their unique impressions and effects. The opening of the text presents a thorough examination of the concept of beauty, emphasizing its relativity and the importance of individual perception in its appreciation. Pater critiques prior attempts to provide abstract definitions of beauty, proposing instead that true aesthetic criticism should focus on concrete experiences and unique impressions elicited by various forms of art. He sets the stage for the subsequent studies by discussing the complex interplay between the revival of classical antiquity and the emerging humanist spirit of the Renaissance. Through the lens of early French stories and notable figures like Pico della Mirandola, Pater illustrates the multi-faceted nature of the Renaissance as a movement that transcends mere artistic revival to encompass a broader cultural awakening. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Renaissance -- Italy Renaissance Arts, Renaissance NX Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 382276 380084 2024-09-01T13:08:31.122007 2023-10-01T11:52:14.109034 text/html text/html 376796 2021-01-01T00:05:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 142410 2021-01-01T00:05:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 201116 2024-09-01T13:08:36.550948 application/epub+zip 205702 2024-09-01T13:08:32.568952 application/epub+zip 205702 2024-09-01T13:08:31.690006 application/epub+zip 419930 2024-09-01T13:08:39.769443 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 407227 2024-09-01T13:08:35.954970 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351923 2022-09-02T03:56:05.262056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368709 368669 2024-09-01T13:08:30.689000 2023-10-01T11:52:13.776045 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 368534 2021-01-01T00:05:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 140468 2021-01-01T00:05:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19102 2024-09-01T13:08:39.936414 application/rdf+xml 18388 2024-09-01T13:08:32.046973 image/jpeg 4154 2024-09-01T13:08:31.861975 image/jpeg 199977 2024-09-01T13:08:31.156966 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia