00938nam a2200193Ia 4500 CTU_108202 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 823 P295 Pater, Walter The renaissance Walter Pater; with an introduction by Kenneth Clark Cleveland Meridian Books 1961 Oscar Wilde called this collection of essays the "holy writ of beauty." Published to great acclaim in 1837, it examines the work of Renaissance artists such as Winckelmann and the then neglected Botticelli, and includes a celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. The book strongly influenced art students and aesthetes of the day and is still valuable for the insights it offers and the beauty of the writing. English literature Minh Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ