theory of art
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Any theory of art history that stops you from enjoying a painting this good should be laughed out of the lecture hall.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2020
The reader would have to be ready at any time for the author’s personal theory of art or his personal hygiene routine.
From Slate • Jun. 3, 2014
He was setting out a theory of art, searching for a definition of value that was truly serious, moral, even political.
From The Guardian • Jan. 28, 2011
Among these, the idea of a “Spanish Manner” seems less pertinent than the “great man” theory of art history.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2010
It is natural enough that to a theory of art and life that can be thus whimsically described we should be indebted for some of the best writing of modern years.
From Views and Reviews Essays in appreciation by Henley, William Ernest