Goethe's Theory of Colours

Translated from the German, with Notes

By:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

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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.

Release date NZ

October 2nd, 2014

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by Charles Lock Eastlake

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

3 Plates, color; 1 Plates, black and white

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

482

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Art and Architecture

Dimensions

140x216x27

ISBN-13

9781108075442

Product ID

22324863

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