Chalk Cliffs at Rugen. 1818

The Sublime

A New Concept of Beauty

As has been the case in other epochs, the Neoclassicist school saw Beauty as a quality of the object that we perceive as beautiful and for this reason it fell back on Classical definition such as “unity in variety” or “proportion” and “harmony”. In hogarth’s view, for example, there existed a “line of Beauty” and a “line of grace,” another way of saying that the condition of Beauty lie in the form of the object. ~ Page 275

Fine capture and a well known artist in Germany. Wish you a fine weekend, Dinesh !

I have a print of this on my living room wall, and I think this photo of mine was inspired by Friedrich:


I also have a photo near it of Jate Lobell winning the North America Cup in 1987. There is a connection -- Jate had the most beautiful pacing action I've ever seen.

Típica pintura del romanticismo que gustaba de los paisajes escarpados y con peligro y atmósferas un tanto angustiosas.