Goethe's Theory of Colours: Translated from the German, with Notes

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...

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1. Verfasser: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832 (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Eastlake, Charles Lock 1793-1865 (ÜbersetzerIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1840
Schriftenreihe:Cambridge library collection. Art and architecture
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:Originally published in 1840 ; this digitally printed version 2014
Beschreibung:1 Online-Resource (xlviii, 423 Seiten)
ISBN:9781107589438
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781107589438