Project Gutenberg 2016-09-04 Public domain in the USA. 202 Taine, Hippolyte 1828 1893 Taine, H. A. (Hippolyte Adolphe) Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe Graindorge, Frédéric-Thomas Graindorge, Frederic-Thomas Durand, John 1822 1908 Durand, J. (John) 09015265 The Philosophy of Art Produced by Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, alo linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Internet Archive. "The Philosophy of Art" by Hippolyte Taine is a philosophical treatise on aesthetics and art theory, written in the mid-19th century. This work consolidates Taine's lectures delivered at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he explores the influence of social and historical contexts on artistic expression. The book aims to provide a systematic framework for understanding the nature and production of art, emphasizing the relationship between art and the moral and intellectual atmosphere of its time. At the start of the text, Taine addresses his audience, outlining the purpose of his lectures which center on the history of art, particularly painting in Italy. He discusses his systematic method of analyzing art as a product of both the artist's individual background and the broader social influences that shape it. By highlighting the interconnectedness of art, culture, and society, Taine sets the stage for a detailed exploration of various artistic movements and their historical contexts, asserting that to understand a work of art, one must also understand the milieu that nurtured it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 50.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Aesthetics N Text Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 187832 2025-07-21T07:36:38.684226 text/html 164885 2024-10-23T01:04:54 text/html 148574 2025-07-21T07:36:41.358199 application/epub+zip 149980 2025-07-21T07:36:39.195187 application/epub+zip 140798 2025-07-21T07:36:38.918192 application/epub+zip 209296 2025-07-21T07:36:43.287221 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197562 2025-07-21T07:36:41.115179 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 188540 2022-09-24T04:14:14.860002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174973 2025-07-21T07:36:38.404242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 154979 2024-10-23T01:04:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17663 2025-07-21T07:36:43.421183 application/rdf+xml 10484 2025-07-21T07:36:38.991236 image/jpeg 2251 2025-07-21T07:36:38.954198 image/jpeg 140210 2025-07-21T07:36:38.702206 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 fr.wikipedia