More Goethe Genius.
A few selections from Theory of Colours, published in 1810.
"...if the principles before alluded to are kept in view, it must be apparent that a distinct style of colour may be adopted on safe grounds for every subject. The application requires, it is true, infinite modifications, which can only succeed in the hands of genius. "-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If the word tone, rather than tune, is to be still borrowed in future from music, and applied to colouring, it might be used in a better sense than heretofore." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1810.
"For it would not be unreasonable to compare a painting of powerful effect, with a piece of music in a sharp key; a painting of soft effect with a piece of music in a flat key, while other equivalents might be found for the modifications of these two leading modes." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The word tone has hiterho understood to mean a veil of a particular colour spread over the whole picture; it was generally yellow, for the painter instinctively pushed the effect towards the powerful side." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"...if we look through the history of science in general, especially the history of physics, we shall find that many important acquistions have been made by single inquirers, in single departments, and very often by unprofessional observers." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"To whatever direction a man may be determined by inclination or by accident, whatever class of phenomena especially strike himm excite his interest, fix his attention, and occupy him, the result will still be for the advantage of science: for every new relation that comes to light, every new mode of investigation, even the imperfect attempt, even error itself is available; it may stimulate other observers and is never without as influencing future inquiry. " -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Could some investigator rightly adopt the method in which we have connected the doctrine of colours with natural philosophy generally, and happily supply whath as escaped or been missed by us, the theory of sound, we are perusaded, might be perfectly connected with general physics: at present it stands, as it were, isolated within the circle of science." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"...if the principles before alluded to are kept in view, it must be apparent that a distinct style of colour may be adopted on safe grounds for every subject. The application requires, it is true, infinite modifications, which can only succeed in the hands of genius. "-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"If the word tone, rather than tune, is to be still borrowed in future from music, and applied to colouring, it might be used in a better sense than heretofore." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, 1810.
"For it would not be unreasonable to compare a painting of powerful effect, with a piece of music in a sharp key; a painting of soft effect with a piece of music in a flat key, while other equivalents might be found for the modifications of these two leading modes." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The word tone has hiterho understood to mean a veil of a particular colour spread over the whole picture; it was generally yellow, for the painter instinctively pushed the effect towards the powerful side." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"...if we look through the history of science in general, especially the history of physics, we shall find that many important acquistions have been made by single inquirers, in single departments, and very often by unprofessional observers." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"To whatever direction a man may be determined by inclination or by accident, whatever class of phenomena especially strike himm excite his interest, fix his attention, and occupy him, the result will still be for the advantage of science: for every new relation that comes to light, every new mode of investigation, even the imperfect attempt, even error itself is available; it may stimulate other observers and is never without as influencing future inquiry. " -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Could some investigator rightly adopt the method in which we have connected the doctrine of colours with natural philosophy generally, and happily supply whath as escaped or been missed by us, the theory of sound, we are perusaded, might be perfectly connected with general physics: at present it stands, as it were, isolated within the circle of science." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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