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Terry Michael Barrett (1945 - October 29, 2023 [1]) was an American art critic, and Professor Emeritus at Ohio State University.His many books, anthology chapters, and articles about contemporary art, art criticism, aesthetics, and the teaching of these, have had a significant impact on the field.
Art criticism includes a descriptive aspect, [3] where the work of art is sufficiently translated into words so as to allow a case to be made. [2] [3] [7] [11] The evaluation of a work of art that follows the description (or is interspersed with it) depends as much on the artist's output as on the experience of the critic.
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.
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An art critic is a person who is specialized in analyzing, interpreting, and evaluating art. Their written critiques or reviews contribute to art criticism and they are published in newspapers, magazines, books, exhibition brochures, and catalogues and on websites.
The history of modern painting by Richard Muther (London : J. M. Dent, 1907). Illustrated: Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3 Volume 4. A history of water-colour painting in England by G. R. Redgrave (London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1905). Illustrated. Six centuries of painting by Randall Davies (New York : Dodge Pub. Co., 1914).
In 2022, the painting "Doubting Thomas" was subjected to a necessary cleaning and elaborate examinations in Florence. The result: the pentimenti discovered during the cleaning carried out on the present painting confirm that it is probably even the first version of Caravaggio's interpretation of this theme. [22]
Woman Reading a Letter (Dutch: Brieflezende vrouw) [1] [2] is a painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Johannes Vermeer, produced in around 1663.It has been part of the collection of the City of Amsterdam since the Van der Hoop bequest in 1854, and in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam since it opened in 1885, the first Vermeer it acquired.