The meaning of art, its nature, rôle, and value (1913)
Gaultier, Paul, b. 1872, Baldwin, H., Baldwin, E. · London, G. Allen & Company ltd. · leaf 102
imagination which tries to make something ofthis soul live again in the work of art, thesomething which has lived for an instant in theemotion aroused in the heart of the artist, bythe spectacle of the universe. While, then, the subject is important, it is soin a way different from that usually… … Leonardo da Vinci. La Joconde. [Louvr, Every masterpiece is perfect in execution. The execution of a work of art should translate as exactly as possible theemotion which inspired it. WHAT IS ART? $$ by Jan Steen, to a Madonna by Jouvenet ; anexpressive song, to a soulless symphony. Thishas caused…
Art · Aesthetics
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