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An acclaimed art historian explains how to identify excellence in
art In this book, Jakob Rosenberg takes up the timeless problem of
how to make a valid judgment about artistic quality. In his search
for criteria of excellence in art, Rosenberg examines both the
achievements and failures of other critics from the Renaissance to
modern times, including Giorgio Vasari, Roger de Piles, Sir Joshua
Reynolds, Théophile Thoré, and Roger Fry. Drawing vital lessons
from these critics’ writings, Rosenberg charts an effective
approach to the challenges of judging quality in works of art by
analyzing master drawings from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries
and comparing them with examples of followers or minor
contemporaries. The result is a set of practical criteria that are
applicable across diverse periods and styles. Brimming with
insights from a legendary art critic and historian, On Quality in
Art sheds invaluable light on drawings by artists ranging from
Dürer, Raphael, Leonardo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Watteau, Degas, and
van Gogh to Matisse, Picasso, and Marin.
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