Quatremère de Quincy's On the Ideal in the Pictorial Arts
Quatremère de Quincy's On the Ideal in the Pictorial Arts
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Antoine-Chrysostome Quatremère de Quincy was widely regarded as the pre-eminent art theorist of his day and exerted tremendous influence over the development of the arts in nineteenth-century France, publishing over twenty books over his career. Translated into English for the first time by Michel-Antoine Xhignesse, this 1837 treatise on imitation in the arts represents one of his major theoretical works. Quatremère de Quincy argues, against the prevailing opinion of the day, that artistic imitation aims at communicating the essence of the thing represented (ideal imitation), rather than merely faithfully reproducing its life appearance (real imitation). In order to communicate the essence, he argues, the artist must prioritize the contributions of her imagination over the choice and appearance of her model. This represented a significant departure from other accounts of ideal imitation, such as Batteux's or Winckelmann's, which instead advocated combining the best features of several different models.
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Translator's Introduction: Quatremère de Quincy and the Mimetic Ideal
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Preface to the Essay on the Ideal and its Practical Applications to the Works of Imitation Proper
in the Pictorial Arts (1837)
On the Ideal in the Pictorial Arts
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About the Translator
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| Published | 19 Nov 2024 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 126 |
| ISBN | 9781978794054 |
| Imprint | Lexington Books |
| Illustrations | 1 b/w illustration |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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