Discourses on Art
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Discourses on Art is a series of influential lectures by Sir Joshua Reynolds that helped shape 18th-century academic art theory and aesthetics.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Discourses on Art canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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collection of lectures ⓘ |
| associatedWithInstitution | Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Joshua Reynolds
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Sir Joshua Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1790 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deliveredAt | Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deliveredInCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1769 ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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art criticism ⓘ art theory ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fifteenth Discourse
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First Discourse NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Discourse NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Discourse NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Discourse ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundational text of academic art theory in Britain
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major contribution to 18th-century aesthetics ⓘ |
| influenced |
18th-century academic art theory
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British art criticism ⓘ European academic painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Nicolas Poussin
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Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ Renaissance painting ⓘ classical art ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
artists
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students of the Royal Academy ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Grand Manner
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general nature versus particular detail ⓘ hierarchy of genres ⓘ imitation of the Old Masters ⓘ importance of drawing from the antique ⓘ moral purpose of art ⓘ role of study and practice in art ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterMedium | printed text ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
academic art
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aesthetic theory ⓘ art education ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| numberOfLectures | 15 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | oral lecture ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1769–1790 ⓘ |
| publisher | Royal Academy of Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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