Format:
1 Online-Resource (xlviii, 423 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781107589438
Series Statement:
Cambridge library collection. Art and architecture
Uniform Title:
Zur Farbenlehre
Content:
This work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was translated into English in 1840 by Sir Charles Eastlake (1793–1865), painter and later keeper of the National Gallery. Goethe's 1810 work was rejected by many contemporary scientists because it appeared to contradict the physical laws laid down by Newton. However, its focus on the human perception of the colour spectrum, as opposed to the observable optical phenomenon, was attractive to, and influential upon, artists and philosophers. As Eastlake says in his preface, the work's dismissal on scientific grounds had caused 'a well-arranged mass of observations and experiments, many of which are important and interesting', to be overlooked. Eastlake also puts Goethe's work into its aesthetic and scientific context and describes its original reception. His clear translation of Goethe's observations and experiments on colour and light will appeal to anyone interested in our responses to art
Note:
Originally published in 1840 ; this digitally printed version 2014
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-1-108-07544-2
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe ISBN 978-1-108-07544-2
Language:
English
Keywords:
Farbenlehre
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Geschichte 1810
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832
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Newton, Isaac 1643-1727
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Farbenlehre
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Deutschland
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Farbe
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Geschichte 1800-1900
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Farbenlehre
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Geschichte 1808
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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832 Zur Farbenlehre
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Farbradierung
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Künstlerbuch
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Quelle
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9781107589438
URL:
Volltext
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Author information:
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832
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