Goethe & Palladio : Goethe's study of the relationship between art and nature, leading through architecture to the discovery of the metamorphosis of plants
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Goethe & Palladio : Goethe's study of the relationship between art and nature, leading through architecture to the discovery of the metamorphosis of plants
Lindisfarne Books, c2005
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Goethe and Palladio
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [92]-93)
Contents of Works
- Imagination and the senses
- The way to all art and life
- From the Brenner Pass to Venice
- The school of seeing
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Description
Goethe wrote his Italian Journey during his travels south to Italy in the late eighteenth century. David Lowe and Simon Sharp spent 10 months re-creating his journey day-by-day; this unusual and fascinating study into how the twin pillars of Art and Nature influenced Goethe, is the result.
Goethe's writings oscillate between his experiences of Palladio's classical architecture, and experiencing nature. For the first time, David Lowe and Simon Sharp pull these two strands together and show how they are related: how the living geometries and harmonious proportions of buildings can reflect similar principles in nature. Specifically, they argue that Goethe's experiences in Italy helped form his understanding of metamorphosis, leading to his discovery of the 'archetypal plant'.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Imagination and the Senses
3. The Way to All Art and Life
4. From the Brenner Pass to Venice
5. The School of Seeing
6. Conclusion
Appendix I: Quotations from Goethe's Italian Journey
Appendix II: The Mysterious Architecture of the Formative Process
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