Absorption and Theatricality
| Author | : Michael Fried |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 282 |
| Release | : 1988-09-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0226262138 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780226262130 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (130 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Absorption and Theatricality by : Michael Fried
Download or read book Absorption and Theatricality written by Michael Fried and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1988-09-15 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this widely acclaimed work, Michael Fried revised the way in which eighteenth-century French painting and criticism are viewed and understood. Analyzing paintings produced between 1753 and 1781 and the comments of a number of critics who wrote about them, especially Dennis Diderot, Fried discovers a new emphasis in the art of the time, based not on subject matter or style but on values and effects.