Project Gutenberg 2012-09-26 Public domain in the USA. 396 Duprè, Giovanni 1817 1882 Dupre, Giovanni Peruzzi, E. M. Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè Produced by Juliet Sutherland, fh and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè" by Giovanni Duprè is an autobiographical account blended with reflections on art, written in the late 19th century. The work details the life of Duprè, a prominent Italian sculptor, as he narrates his artistic journey alongside personal experiences that shaped his craft and character. Given the author's emphasis on his artistic development and personal philosophy, the memoir serves as both a personal testament to his life and an exploration of the values and principles that guided his work. The opening of the memoir establishes Giovanni Duprè’s motivations for writing and provides insights into his early life and aspirations. He reflects on his childhood, marked by family struggles and his deep desire to pursue art despite his father's opposition. As Duprè recounts formative experiences, such as his attempts at drawing and woodwork, he vividly describes the pivotal moments that ignited his passion for sculpture. His longing to learn formal art is juxtaposed with the realities of his circumstances, shaping the narrative as he grapples with personal dissatisfaction and artistic ambition, ultimately laying the groundwork for his future endeavors as a sculptor. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40870/40870-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Artists -- Italy -- Biography Duprè, Giovanni, 1817-1882 NB Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Biographies Category: Biographies Category: Art 984768 2025-06-16T15:10:27.178058 text/html 985047 2012-09-26T10:34:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 658231 2025-06-16T15:10:40.858453 application/epub+zip 676517 2025-06-16T15:10:29.612050 application/epub+zip 478502 2025-06-16T15:10:28.396013 application/epub+zip 924117 2025-06-16T15:10:49.109454 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 862058 2025-06-16T15:10:39.599584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 666523 2022-09-18T17:06:01.075681 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 886256 2023-09-18T03:54:01.548187 text/plain 16050 2025-06-16T15:10:49.282454 application/rdf+xml 11129 2025-06-16T15:10:28.569073 image/jpeg 1992 2025-06-16T15:10:28.478041 image/jpeg 648776 2025-06-16T15:10:27.331130 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia