Art Principles with Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter

"Art Principles with Special Reference to Painting" by Ernest Govett is an exploration of art's core ideas, especially in painting, focusing on what makes something beautiful and how artists show feelings and ideas. The author humbly introduces the book, recognizing the challenges in fully covering such a vast topic due to time limits and world conflict disruptions. It's like a guide that needs more thinking and investigation. This guide looks at philosophical ideas about art, stressing that recognizing beauty is important and that studying different artistic goals helps us understand art better, setting the stage for examining the complicated details of art and how we appreciate it.