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ERIC Number: EJ429236
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0004-3125
The Dangers of Art "Appreciation."
Irvine, Hope
Art Education, v44 n1 p14-15 Jan 1991
Addresses the issue of the fame of Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." Describes several kitsch objects that have been created about the painting. Maintains that students need to address this issue otherwise such exploitation will depreciate the value of the art work. (KM)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Appreciation, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art History, Artists, Educational Philosophy, Fine Arts, Higher Education, Secondary Education, Visual Arts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Aesthetics; Mona Lisa; Vinci (Leonardo da)