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The meaning of pictures

The meaning of pictures

by John C. Van Dyke

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Author
Van Dyke, John C., 1856-1932
Title
The meaning of pictures : Six lectures given for Columbia University at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Original Publication
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903, pubdate 1911.
Credits
Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
ND: Fine Arts: Painting
Subject
Painting
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 72598
Release Date
January 2, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.THE MEANING OF PICTURES
  2. 2.PREFACE
  3. 3.CONTENTS
  4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. 5.CHAPTER I TRUTH IN PAINTING
  6. 6.CHAPTER II INDIVIDUALITY OR THE PERSONAL ELEMENT
  7. 7.CHAPTER III IMAGINATION OF THE ARTIST
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV PICTORIAL POETRY
  9. 9.CHAPTER V THE DECORATIVE QUALITY
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI SUBJECT IN PAINTING

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