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Aesthetic Movement (Late 19th Century)
About Aesthetic Movement
Description of Aesthetic Movement
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About Aesthetic Movement
Description of Aesthetic Movement |
Aesthetic Movement
Term
used
to
describe
a
movement
of
the
1870s
and
1880s
that
manifested
itself
in
the
fine
and
decorative
arts
and
architecture
in
Britain
and
subsequently
in
the
USA.
Reacting
to
what
was
seen
as
evidence
of
philistinism
in
art
and
design,
it
was
characterized
by
the
cult
of
the
beautiful
and
an
emphasis
on
the
sheer
pleasure
to
be
derived
from
it.
In
painting
there
was
a
belief
in
the
autonomy
of
art,
the
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Grove Art excerpts - Electronic ©2003, Oxford Art Online
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