{"product_id":"on-art-and-artists-an-anthology-of-diderots-aesthetic-thought-9789400700611","title":"On Art and Artists: An Anthology of Diderot's Aesthetic Thought","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John S. D. Glaus\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Aesthetics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChance ordained that Denis Diderot was not only a philosopher, playwright and writer, but also a \u003ci\u003esalonnier\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiderot wrote artistic reviews of exhibitions - \u003ci\u003eSalons \u003c\/i\u003e- that were mounted bi-annually by the \u003ci\u003eAcadémie Royale de Peinture et de scultpure\u003c\/i\u003e. These reviews, published in the \u003ci\u003eCorrespondence littéraire\u003c\/i\u003e, were Diderot's unique contribution to art criticism in France. He fulfilled his task of \u003ci\u003esalonnier \u003c\/i\u003eon nine occasions, despite misgivings of his own enthusiasm and self-confidence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCompiled and presented by Jean Seznec, this anthology helps the contemporary reader to familiarize himself with Diderot's aesthetic thoughts in all its greatness. It includes eight illustrations and is followed by texts from Jean Starobinski, Michel Delon, and Arthur Cohen. \u003ci\u003eOn Art and Artists\u003c\/i\u003e has been edited and translated by John S.D.Glaus who is an \u003ci\u003eamateur dix-huitièmeiste.\u003c\/i\u003e His current project is the translations of the remaining Diderot \u003ci\u003eSalons\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45274308346007,"sku":"9789400700611","price":7345.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789400700611.webp?v=1769279541","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/on-art-and-artists-an-anthology-of-diderots-aesthetic-thought-9789400700611","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}