Library Edition Volumes III-VII - Modern Painters
Modern Painters - Volume I
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Bibliographical Note
Preface to the First Editon [1843]
Preface to the Second Edition [1844]
Preface to the Third Edition [1846]
Preface to the New Edition [1873]
Synopsis of Contents
Part I - Of General Principles
Section I - Of the Nature of the Ideas Conveyable by Art
Chapter 1 - Introductory
Chapter II - Definition of Greatness in Art
Chapter III - Of Ideas of Power
Chapter IV - Of Ideas of Imitation
Section II - Of Power
Chapter I - General Principles Respecting Ideas of Power
Chapter II - Of Ideas of Power, as they are Dependent upon Execution
Chapter III - Of the Sublime
Part II - Of Truth
Section I - General Principles Respecting Ideas of Truth
Chapter I - Of Ideas of Truth in Their Connection with Those of Beauty and Relation
Chapter II - That the Truth of Nature is not to be Discerned by the Uneducated Senses
Chapter III - Of the Relative Importance of Truths: - First, that Particular Truths are more Important than General Ones
Chapter IV - Of the Relative Importance of Truths: - Secondly, that Rare Truths are More Important than Frequent Ones
Chapter V - Of the Relative Importance of Truths: - Thirdly, that Truths of Colour are the Least Imporant of all Truths
Chapter VI - Recapitulation
Chapter VII - General Application of the Foregoing Principles
Section II - Of General Truths
Chapter I - Of Truth of Tone
Chapter II - Of Truth of Colour
Chapter III - Of Truth of Chiaroscuro
Chapter IV - Of Truth of Space: - First as Dependent on the Focus of the Eye
Chapter V - Of Truth of Space: - Secondly, as its Appearance is Dependent on the Power of the Eye
Section III - Of Truth of Skies
Chapter I - Of the Open Sky
Chapter II - of Truth of Clouds: - First of the Region of the Cirrus
Chapter III - Of Truth of Clouds: - Secondly, of the Central Cloud Region
Chapter IV - Of Truth of Clouds: - Thirdly, of the Region of the Rain Cloud
Chapter V - Effects of Light Rendered by Turner
Section IV - Of Truth of Earth
Chapter I - Of General Structure
Chapter II - Of the Central Mountains
Chapter III - Of the Inferior Mountains
Chapter IV - Of the Foreground
Section V - Of Truth of Water
Chapter I - Of Water, as painted by the Ancients
Chapter II - Of Water, as painted by the Moderns
Chapter III - Of Water, as painted by Turner
Section VI - Of Truth of Vegetation - Conclusion
Chapter I - Of Truth of Vegetation
Chapter II - General Remarks Respecting the Truth of Turner
Chapter III - Conclusion - Modern Art and Modern Criticism
Appendix
I - A reply to 'Blackwoods's' Criticism of Turner
II - Replies to Criticisms of 'Modern Painters' Vol. I
III - Letters on 'Modern Painters' Vol. I
IV - Prefaces to Selections from 'Modern Painters'
V - The Mss of 'Modern Painters'
VI - Minor 'Variae Lectiones'
Modern Painters - Volume II
Original Advertisement to Vol. II
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Bibliographical Note
Preface to the Re-arranged Edition (1883)
Synopsis of Contents
Part III - Of Ideas of Beauty
Section I - Of the Theoretic Faculty
Chapter I - Of the Rank and Relations of the Theoretic Faculty
Chapter II - Of the Theoretic Faculty as Concerned with Pleasures of Sense
Chapter III - Of Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Impressons of Sense
Chapter IV - Of False Opinions held Concerning Beauty
Chapter V - Of Typical Beauty: - First, of Infinity, or the Type of Divine Incomprehensibility
Chapter VI - Of Unity, or the Type of the Divine Comprehensiveness
Chapter VII - Of Repose, or the Type of Divine Permanence
Chapter VIII - Of Symmetry, or the Type of Divine Justice
Chapter IX - Of Purity, or the Type of Divine Energy
Chapter X - Of Moderation, or the Type of Government by Law
Chapter XI - General Inferences Respecting Typical Beauty
Chapter XII - Of Vital Beauty - I. Of Relative Vital Beauty
Chapter XIII - II. Of Generic Vital Beauty
Chapter XIV - III. - Of Vital Beauty in Man
Chapter XV - General Conclusions Respecting the Theoretic Faculty
Section II - Of the Imaginative Faculty
Introductory Note (1883)
Chapter I - Of the Three Forms of Imagination
Chapter II - Of Imagination Associative
Chapter III - Of Imagination Penetrative
Chapter IV - Of Imagination Contemplative
Chapter V - Of the Superhuman Ideal
Addenda (1848)
Epilogue (1883)
Appendix
I - The Mss of 'Modern Painters,' Vol. II, with Additional Passages
II - An Additional Chapter, being 'Notes on a Painter's Profession as Ending Irreligiously'
II - Letters Illustrative of 'Modern Painters,' Vol. II
IV - Minor 'Variae Lectiones'
Modern Painters - Volume III
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Preface
Part IV - Of Many Things
Chapter I - Of the Received Opinions Touching the Grand Style
Chapter II - Of Realization
Chapter III - Of the Real Nature of Greatness of Style
Chapter IV - Of the False Ideal: - First, Religious
Chapter V - Of the False Ideal: Secondly, Profane
Chaphter VI - Of the True Ideal: First, Purist
Chapter VII - Of the True Ideal: Secondly, Naturalist
Chapter VIII - Of the True Ideal: Thirdly, Grotesque
Chapter IX - Of Finish
Chapter X - Of the use of Pictures
Chapter XI - Of the Novelty of Landscape
Chapter XII - Of the Pathetic Fallacy
Chapter XIII - of Classical Landscape
Chapter XIV - Of Mediaeval Landscape: First, The Fields
Chapter XV - Of Mediaeval Landscape: Secondly, The Rocks
Chapter XVI - Of Modern Landscape
Chapter XVII - The Moral of Landscape
Chapter XVIII - Of the Teachers of Turner
Appendix
I - Claude's Tree-Drawing
II - German Philosophy
III - Plagiarism
IV - A letter on 'Modern Painters', volume III
V - Additional Passages from the MSS
Modern Painters - Volume IV
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Bibliographical Note
Preface
Part V - Of Mountain Beauty
Chapter I - Of the Turnerian Picturesque
Chapter II - of Turnerian Topography
Chapter III - Of Turnerian Light
Chapter IV - Of Turnerian Mystery: - First, as Essential
Chapter V - Of Turnerian Mystery: - Secondly, Wilful
Chapter VI - The Firmament
Chapter VII - The Dry Land
Chapter VIII - Of the Materials of Mountains: - First, Compact Crystalliines
Chapter IX - Of the Materials of Mountains: - Secondly, Slaty Crystallines
Chapter X - Of the Materials of Mountains: - Thirdly, Slaty Coherents
Chapter XI - Of the Materials of Mountains: - Fourthly, compact Coherents
Chapter XII - Of the Sculpture of Mountains: - First, The Lateral Ranges
Chapter XII - Of the Sculpture of Mountains: - Secondly, The Central Peaks
Chapter XIV - Resulting Forms: - First, Aiguilles
Chapter XV - Resulting Forms: - Resulting Forms: - Secondly, Crests
Chapter XVI - Resulting Forms: - Thirdly, Precipices
Chapter XVII - Resulting Forms: - Fourthly, Banks
Chapter XVIII - Resulting Forms: - Fifthly, Stones
Chapter XIX - The Mountain Gloom
Chapter XX - The Mountain Glory
Appendix
I - Modern Grotesque
II - Rock Cleavage
III - Logical Education
IV - Preface to 'Coeli Enarrant'
Modern Painters - Volume V
Contents
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Bibliographical Note.
Preface
Part VI - Of Leaf Beauty
Chapter I - The Earth-Veil
Chapter II - The Leaf-Orders
Chapter III - The Bud
Chapter IV - The Leaf
Chapter V - Leaf Aspects
Chapter VI - The Branch
Chapter VII - The Stem
Chapter VIII - The Leaf Monuments
Chapter IX - The Leaf Shadows
Chapter X - Leaves Motionless
Part VII - Of Cloud Beauty
Chapter I - The Cloud-Balancings
Chapter II - The Cloud-Flocks
Chapter III - The Cloud-Chariots
Chapter IV - The Angel of the Sea
Part VIII - Of Ideas of Relation: First of the Invention Formal
Chapter I - The Law of Help
Chapter II - The Task of the Least
Chapter III - The Rule of the Greatest
Chapter IV - The Law of Perfectness
Part IX - Of Ideas of Relation: - Second, of Invention Spiritual
Chapter I - The Dark Mirror
Chapter II - The Lance of Pallas
Chapter III - The Wings of the Lion
Chapter IV - Durer and Salvator 'Emigravit'
Chapter V - Claude and Poussin
Chapter VI - Rubens and Cuyp
Chapter VII - Of Vulgarity
Chapter VIII - Wouvermans and Angelico
Chapter IX - The Two Boyhoods
Chapter X - The Nereid's Guard
Chapter XI - The Hesperid Aegle
Chapter XII - Peace
Epilogue (1888)
Appendix
I - A Lecture on 'Tree Twigs'
II - Additional Passages from the Ms. of 'Modern Painters', Vol. V
1. Character in Trees
2. Composition
3. 'Ideas of Relation: Magnitude, or Number'
4. Water Beauty
III - The Author's Proposed Re-arrangement of a Portion of the Volume
IV - Notes on German Galleries (1859)
