Project Gutenberg 2017-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 786 Fry, Roger 1866 1934 Fry, Roger Eliot 21017638 Vision and Design Art and life -- An essay in æsthetics -- The ottoman and the whatnot -- The artist's vision -- Art and socialism -- Art and science -- The art of the Bushmen -- Negro sculpture -- Ancient American art -- The Munich exhibition of Mohammedan art -- Giotto -- The art of Florence -- The Jacquemart-André collection -- Dürer and his contemporaries -- El Greco -- Three pictures in tempera by William Blake -- Claude -- Aubrey Beardsley's drawings -- The French post-impressionists -- Drawings at the Burlington fine arts club -- Paul Cézanne -- Renoir -- A possible domestic architecture -- Jean Marchand -- Retrospect. Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Vision and Design" by Roger Fry is a collection of essays on art written in the early 20th century. This work reflects on Fry's extensive writings over two decades, discussing various themes such as the relationship between art and life, aesthetic philosophy, and the evolution of artistic movements. The essays delve into topics ranging from the significance of art in society to specific examinations of artists and styles, aiming to provide a deeper understanding of art's role in human experience. The opening of "Vision and Design" introduces Fry’s exploration of how ancient works of art are perceived not just for their aesthetic value but as reflections of historical human imagination and life. He presents a character sketch of an old gentleman with a misguided obsession for antiquities, illustrating how people often view art through the lens of their own dreams and fantasies of past eras. Fry argues that there exists a complicated and often misleading relationship between art and life, asserting that understanding this relationship requires a critical examination of history and the societal context that influences artistic expression. Thus, he sets the stage for a deeper inquiry into the true essence of art and its implications in the modern world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Art N Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Art 592993 2025-08-21T13:21:06.684944 text/html 558849 2024-10-23T01:44:50 text/html 8479096 2025-08-21T13:21:18.990334 application/epub+zip 8469916 2025-08-21T13:21:09.194918 application/epub+zip 264322 2025-08-21T13:21:07.631926 application/epub+zip 8831157 2025-08-21T13:21:26.052346 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8745322 2025-08-21T13:21:16.206386 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 371957 2022-09-24T16:43:26.938293 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499558 2025-08-21T13:21:05.609988 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 479724 2024-10-23T01:44:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16955 2025-08-21T13:21:26.244309 application/rdf+xml 11115 2025-08-21T13:21:07.755914 image/jpeg 2570 2025-08-21T13:21:07.692892 image/jpeg 8138827 2025-08-21T13:21:06.937929 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