Antiques and Collecting: Discovering The World Of The Aesthetes - By: vennasa lee, 2009-07-03

The Aesthetic Movement was a remarkable phase in British art and design. It affected everything from fashion clothing to wallpaper to porcelain; it included book design and it opened up a completely new freedom in the decorative arts.
The middle classes who took up the movement as a war cry were called the "Aesthetes". Along with Oscar Wilde, who was their leader, they believed that art should permeate every aspect of life, and their rallying cry was, Art for Art's Sake -- or Ars Gratia Artis -

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