Chance ordained that Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was not only a
philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a salonnier. In other
words, an art critic. In 1759, his friend Grimm entrusted him with
a project that forced him to acquire "thoughtful notions concerning
painting and sculpture" and to refine "art terms, so familiar in
his words yet so vague in his mind."
Diderot wrote artistic reviews of exhibitions - Salons - that
were organized bi-annually at the Louvre by the Academie Royale de
Peinture et de Sculpture. These reviews, published in the
Correspondence Litteraire, were Diderot's unique contribution to
art criticism in France. He fulfilled his task of salonnier on nine
occasions, despite occasional dips in his enthusiasm and
self-confidence.
Compiled and presented by Jean Szenec, this anthology helps the
contemporary reader to familiarize himself with Diderot's aesthetic
thought in all its greatness. It includes eight illustrations and
is followed by texts from Jean Starobinski, Michel Delon, and
Arthur Cohen.
'On Art and Artists' is translated by John Glaus, professor of
French and an amateur expert of the XVIIIth century."
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