“Light Is the First of Painters”: Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Luminism of John Frederick Kensett
In addition to encouraging nineteenth-century authors, the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson served as an inspiration to American artists. This essay examines three affinities between Emerson’s prose (Nature and “Art”) and the artwork of John Frederick Kensett, with a focus on his 1869 Lake George. The...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2019]
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Religion and the arts
Année: 2019, Volume: 23, Numéro: 5, Pages: 467-488 |
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo 1803-1882
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/ Effet lumineux
/ Kensett, John Frederick 1816-1872
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Vie religieuse CE Art chrétien KBQ Amérique du Nord |
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Office
B John Frederick Kensett B Character B Ralph Waldo Emerson B luminism |
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| Résumé: | In addition to encouraging nineteenth-century authors, the essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson served as an inspiration to American artists. This essay examines three affinities between Emerson’s prose (Nature and “Art”) and the artwork of John Frederick Kensett, with a focus on his 1869 Lake George. The landscapist and the painting appear to embody Christian expectations for character, duty, and faith as articulated by the essayist. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5292 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Religion and the arts
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685292-02305001 |