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Epochs Of The Arts: Including Hints On The Use And Progress Of Painting And Sculpture In Great Britain - Softcover

Prince Hoare

 
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Epochs Of The Arts: Including Hints On The Use And Progress Of Painting And Sculpture In Great Britain by Prince Hoare. This early 19th-century treatise surveys the Arts of Design in England, arguing that national utility and artistic excellence are inseparable and that government patronage is essential to elevate painting and sculpture to their highest forms. It traces the fortunes of the Liberal Arts from Greece, through Italy and France, showing how public monuments, royal patronage, and institutional bodies like the Royal Academy and the British Institution have shaped artistic achievement. The work advances a comprehensive program for national employment of artists, expanded education in design, and a coordinated scheme linking art to public life—from halls and churches to memorials and palaces. It calls for the diffusion of design knowledge in universities, greater support for artists, and an overarching national project to secure Britain’s epoch of artistic eminence and utility.

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