In his introduction to Charles Baudelaire’s Salon of 1846, the renowned art historian Michael Fried presents a new take on the French poet and critic’s idea

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Modern Art and Modernism offers firsthand material for the study of issues central to the development of modern art, its theory, and criticism. The history of m

Discusses works by great painters such as Delacroix and Ingres. This title features writings on Poe, Flaubert and Gautier.