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The Diary of Joseph Farington
Volume 13, January 1813 - June 1814, Volume 14, July 1814 - December 1815
Joseph Farington (1747-1821), a respectable though not outstanding painter, was active in the social, cultural, and professional art world of his time. His voluminous diaries enrich our perception of this lively and...
The Diary of Joseph Farington
Volume 15, January 1818 - December 1819, Volume 16, January 1820 - December 1821
The Diary of Joseph Farington
Volume 1, July 1793-December 1974, Volume 2, January 1795-August 1796
Joseph Farington (1747-1821) was a professional topographical artist and lived most of his life in London. Through his extensive involvement in the affairs of the Royal Academy, his wide circle of friends, and his...
The Diary of Joseph Farington
Volume 5, August 1801-March 1803, Volume 6, April 1803-December 1804
Joseph Farington (1747-1821) was a professional topographical artist who lived most of his life in London. Through his extensive involvement in the affairs of the Royal Academy, his wide circle of friends, and his...
The Analysis of Beauty
Born three hundred years ago in Smithfield, London, William Hogarth established himself as a central figure in eighteenth-century English culture through his paintings, engravings, and outspoken art criticism. In this new...
The Arts of Industry in the Age of Enlightenment
During the 18th century, the arts of industry encompassed both liberal and mechanical realms—not simply the representation of work in the fine art of painting, but the skills involved in the processes of industry itself....
The Cultural Contradictions of Motherhood
Working mothers today confront not only conflicting demands on their time and energy but also conflicting ideas about how they are to behave: they must be nurturing and unselfish while engaged in child rearing but competitive...
Long Commentary on the De Anima of Aristotle
Born in 1126 to a family of Maliki legal scholars, Ibn Rushd, known as Averroes, enjoyed a long career in religious jurisprudence at Seville and Cordoba while at the same time advancing his philosophical studies of...
Painting under Pressure
Fame, Reputation, and Demand in Renaissance Florence
In late 15th-century Italy, there was a growing demand for goods of all types, including art. Painting under Pressure shows how the increased desire for art objects exerted significant pressure on highly sought...
The Sage of Sugar Hill
George S. Schuyler and the Harlem Renaissance
This book is the first to focus a bright light on the life and early career of George S. Schuyler, one of the most important intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. A popular journalist in black America, Schuyler wielded...