Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches

The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume 2 (of 3)

Fuseli, Henry, 1741-1825; Knowles, John, 1781-1841 [Editor]· 2 chapters· 46,569 words

Introduction. Discrimination of Poetry and Painting. General idea of Invention--its right to select a subject from Nature itself. Visiones--Theon--Agasias. Cartoon of Pisa--Incendio del Borgo. Specific idea of Invention: Epic subjects--Michael Angelo. Dramatic subjects--Raphae...

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1. PART I.

Introduction. Discrimination of Poetry and Painting. General idea of Invention--its right to select a subject from Nature itself. Visiones--Theon--Agasias. Cartoon of Pisa--Ince...

2. PART II.

The imitation of Nature, as it presents itself in space and figure, being the real sphere of plastic Invention, it follows, that whatever can occupy a place and be circumscribed...