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One of the twentieth century’s most influential texts on philosophical aesthetics Painting as an Art is acclaimed philosopher Richard Wollheim’s encompassin

Presenting a vision of viewing art, this book attempts to unify the three passions of the author - philosophy, psychology, art - into a theory of the experience

A collection of essays on Wollheim's philosophy of art; includes a response from Wollheim himself.

Here, Elkins argues that alchemists and painters have similar relationships to the substances they work with. Both try to transform the substance, while seeking

The visual image is the common denominator of cinema and painting, and indeed many filmmakers have used the imagery of paintings to shape or enrich the meaning