Fine Arts
In European academic traditions, fine art is art developed primarily for aesthetics or beauty, distinguishing it from decorative art or applied art, which also has to serve some practical function, such as pottery or most metalwork. In the aesthetic theories developed in the Italian Renaissance, the highest art was that which allowed the full expression and display of the artist's imagination, unrestricted by any of the practical considerations involved in, say, making and decorating a teapot. It was also considered important that making the artwork did not involve dividing the work between different individuals with specialized skills, as might be …
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NLA: National Library of Australia · 2024 English
cataloguing Pomeroy, Alan Richard, 1944-, author. Fine arts: treatments & subjects. National edeposit https://nla …
BL: British Library · 21 March 2023 Sanskrit
Sanskrit classic Rasamanjari, a long poem with epical stretch but not an epic, is a work by the known Sanskrit poet Bhanudatta.It is a 15th century text on Indian aesthetics. …
BL: British Library · 21 March 2023 Sanskrit
This is the Stotra or pray of Sarasvati, the goddess of knowledge, music, art, wisdom, and learning. Custodial history: Personal Collection. Extent and format of original material: Collection Level 19, …
BL: British Library · 21 March 2023 Sanskrit
Sanskrit classic Rasamanjari, a long poem with epical stretch but not an epic, is a work by the known Sanskrit poet Bhanudatta.It is a 15th century text on Indian aesthetics. …
Freer Gallery of Art · 2023
Rajput School Freer Gallery of Art Collection Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947) Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, …
Freer Gallery of Art · 2023
Standing in the dynamic, diagonal pose known as the hunter's strance (pratyalidha), Bhairava, a fierce manifestation of the Hindu god Shiva, has three menacing heads and six hands, five of …
Freer Gallery of Art · 2023
National Museum of Asian Art Collection Puja: Expressions of Hindu Devotion (Friday, April 26, 1996 - Sunday, July 09, 2000)
Freer Gallery of Art · 2023
From at least 1916 to 1919 Charles Lang Freer (1854-1919), acquired by at least 1916 [1] From 1920 Freer Gallery of Art, gift of Charles Lang Freer in 1920 [2] …
