?Pater's graceful essays discuss the achievements of Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and other artists. included is his celebrated discussion of the Mona Lisa in a study of Da Vinci. This book concludes with an uncompromising advocacy of hedonism, urging readers to experience life as fully as possible. His cry of "art for art's sake" became the manifesto of the Aesthetic Movement, and his assessments of Renaissance art have influenced generations of readers.

Media	Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released	April 3, 2018
ISBN13	9781515433187
Publishers	SMK Books
Pages	144
Dimensions	152 × 229 × 13 mm · 385 g
Language	English

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