Essays on the purpose of art
Subtitle: past and present creeds of English painters
By: by Mrs. Russell Barrington.
Publisher: Longmans, Green and co.
Published: 1911
Place of publication: London; New York [etc.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 421
Subjects: Watts, George Frederick, 1817-1904.; Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896.; Art.
Notes: " ... Essays, in which ... the main object ... [is] to recall ... the aspirations and aims which invariably guided both Leighton and Watts in their work ... "--Pref.
Table of contents: title: Introduction.; title: I. Present conditions unfavourable to the creation of permanent art.; title: II. The finer facts of nature.; title: III. National individuality.; title: IV. Personal individuality in art.; title: V. The 'something s̓aid by Leighton which 'nothing has said before.-̓-VI. The 'something s̓aid by Watts which 'nothing has said before.-̓-VII. The reality of the spiritual life in art.; title: Conclusion.