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  • Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums, [Histoire de l'art chez les anciens] x (1814)

    Publication Date List 2010

  • Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums, [Histoire de l'art chez les anciens]

    Chronological List 2010

  • Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums, [Histoire de l'art chez les anciens] x

    Chronological List 2010

  • Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums, [Histoire de l'art chez les anciens]

    Publication Date List 2010

  • Yes, I believe in "L'art pour l'art" particularly when it comes to the masters.

    Patricia Crisafulli: Finding Purpose, Embracing Creativity Patricia Crisafulli 2012

  • The phrase is translated from Théophile Gautier's "l'art pour l'art" but its purpose was to distinguish the "aesthetic" attitude from the stance taken by the very English art critic John Ruskin and his followers, that art must serve some moral, political or social purpose.

    A Self-Conscious Pursuit of Beauty in Art Paul Levy 2011

  • Fondation Cartier pour l'art Contemporain Until Sept. 12 fondation. cartier.com Vienna music

    Time Off: Europe 2010

  • Fondation Cartier pour l'art Contemporain Until Sept. 12 fondation. cartier.com Vienna music

    Time Off: Europe 2010

  • JUL & MAT 5 months ago c'est ce que j'appelle de l'art content pour rien.

    rotating kitchen on Vimeo 2010

  • The focus is on photos Mr. Eggleston took on commissions from the Paris contemporary-art museum Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain.

    Time Off 2010

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