Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè

"Thoughts on Art and Autobiographical Memoirs of Giovanni Duprè" by Giovanni Duprè is a blend of personal life story and artistic beliefs penned in the late 1800s. The book tells of Duprè, a well-known Italian sculptor, chronicling his path in art alongside the events and people that molded his talent and who he was as a person. Because the author focuses on how he grew as an artist and what he believes, the memoir is both a record of his life and an investigation into the morals and ideas that led his art. The beginning lays out why Giovanni Duprè is writing and gives a look into his early years and dreams. He thinks back on his young life, filled with family problems and a strong wish to make art, even though his father didn't want him to. As Duprè tells of important times, like when he tried to draw and work with wood, he paints a clear picture of the key moments that sparked his love for sculpture. How much he wanted to study art the right way is shown next to how things really were for him, shaping the story as he struggles with feeling unhappy and wanting to achieve something in art, setting the stage for his future as a sculptor.