The Age of Figurative Theo-humanism The Beauty of God and Man in German Aesthetics of Painting and Sculpture (1754-1828)

This is a comprehensive, integrated account of eighteenth and early nineteenth century German figurative aesthetics. The author focuses on the theologically-minded discourse on the visual arts that unfolded in Germany, circa 1754-1828, to critique the assumption that German romanticism and idealism...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cirulli, Franco
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2015, 2015
Edition:1st ed. 2015
Series:Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • I. Winckelmann: The Responsibility of Aesthetic Response
  • II. Hemsterhuis and Herder: Sculptural Theo-humanism
  • III. Moritz, Wackenroder, Schelling: Tragic Theo-aesthetics
  • IV. The Jena Circle and Hegel: The Modernity of Painting
  • V. Conclusion