Studies in the History of the Renaissance
By Walter Pater & Matthew Beaumont
- Release Date: 2010-02-11
- Genre: Art History
Description
Studies in the History of the Renaissance is a highly influential defence of aestheticism. Pater redefined the practice of criticism through his readings of some of the paintings, sculptures, and poems of the Renaissance, and shocked contemporaries for sponsoring a hedonistic ethic with his infamous 'Conclusion'.
