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  2. Picturesque - Wikipedia

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    A view of the Roman Campagna from Tivoli, evening by Claude Lorrain, 1644–1645. Picturesque is an aesthetic ideal introduced into English cultural debate in 1782 by William Gilpin in Observations on the River Wye, and Several Parts of South Wales, etc. Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty; made in the Summer of the Year 1770, a practical book which instructed England's leisured travellers ...

  3. Aesthetics of nature - Wikipedia

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    The notion of the picturesque: the term "picturesque" means "picture-like", where the natural world is experienced as if it is divided into art-like scenes [1] Objects experienced as beautiful tend to be small, smooth, and fair in color. [3]: 17–18 In contrast, objects viewed as sublime tend to be powerful, intense and terrifying. Picturesque ...

  4. List of literary movements - Wikipedia

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    Literary movements are a way to divide literature into categories of similar philosophical, topical, or aesthetic features, as opposed to divisions by genre or period. Like other categorizations, literary movements provide language for comparing and discussing literary works. These terms are helpful for curricula or anthologies. [1]

  5. Aestheticism - Wikipedia

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    Aestheticism (also known as the aesthetic movement) was an art movement in the late 19th century that valued the appearance of literature, music, fonts and the arts over their functions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to Aestheticism, art should be produced to be beautiful, rather than to teach a lesson , create a parallel , or perform another didactic ...

  6. Aesthetic interpretation - Wikipedia

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    In the philosophy of art, an interpretation is an explanation of the meaning of a work of art. [a] An aesthetic interpretation expresses a particular emotional or experiential understanding most often used in reference to a poem or piece of literature, and may also apply to a work of visual art or performance. [1]

  7. Claude glass - Wikipedia

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    Claude Lorrain mirror in shark skin case. A Claude glass (or black mirror) is a small mirror, slightly convex in shape, with its surface tinted a dark colour. Bound up like a pocket-book or in a carrying case, Claude glasses were used by artists, travelers and connoisseurs of landscape and landscape painting.

  8. Belles-lettres - Wikipedia

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    Literally, belles-lettres is a French phrase meaning 'beautiful' or 'fine' writing. In this sense, therefore, it includes all literary works—especially fiction, poetry, drama, or essays—valued for their aesthetic qualities and originality of style and tone. The term thus can be used to refer to literature generally.

  9. Outline of aesthetics - Wikipedia

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    "Outline of aesthetics". Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Medieval Theories of Aesthetics article in the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy; Revue online Appareil; Postscript 1980- Some Old Problems in New Perspectives; Aesthetics in Art Education: A Look Toward Implementation; More about Art, culture and Education; An history of aesthetics