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 Project Gutenberg 2011-06-14 Public domain in the USA. 146 Govett, Ernest 19004329 Art Principles with Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter E-text prepared by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org) "Art Principles with Special Reference to Painting" by Ernest Govett is a treatise on aesthetics and art theory written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the fundamental principles of art, particularly in painting, while exploring theories of beauty, expression, and the nature of genius in the artistic process. Through a systematic analysis, Govett attempts to outline the complexities and nuances inherent in the production of visual beauty and its appreciation. The opening of the text presents a preface in which the author expresses humility regarding the scope of his work. He acknowledges the difficulties he faced due to the constraints of time and the impact of the World War on his research endeavors. Govett emphasizes that while his book offers a framework for understanding art principles, it remains a skeleton that invites further exploration and inquiry into the subject. He introduces key philosophical conceptions of art and its historical significance, suggesting that beauty is a critical aspect of its definition, and the exploration of various artistic ideals is essential for comprehensive understanding. The beginning sets the stage for an in-depth discourse on aesthetics and urges the reader to consider the intricacies of artistic expression and appreciation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36427/36427-h/images/i_cover.jpg en Art Painting N ND Text Browsing: Art & Photography 963993 963777 2024-09-15T11:32:27.572294 2023-09-16T05:17:16.720782 text/html text/html 947011 2011-06-14T15:45:09 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3673264 2011-06-14T15:48:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3762623 2024-09-15T11:32:52.506232 application/epub+zip 3780669 2024-09-15T11:32:34.002271 application/epub+zip 368384 2024-09-15T11:32:30.684297 application/epub+zip 4066614 2024-09-15T11:33:02.258115 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3976354 2024-09-15T11:32:47.341202 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568426 2022-09-16T15:25:20.511984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672802 672626 2024-09-15T11:32:24.484331 2023-09-16T05:17:13.748765 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 672325 2011-06-14T15:29:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 240159 2011-06-14T15:29:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 672420 2011-06-14T15:29:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240021 2011-06-14T15:29:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19932 2024-09-15T11:33:02.427106 application/rdf+xml 10982 2024-09-15T11:32:30.947273 image/jpeg 1640 2024-09-15T11:32:30.815284 image/jpeg 3727452 2024-09-15T11:32:27.725280 application/octet-stream application/zip