Twenty-five art-related essays by distinguished British art critic & painter reveal his wide-ranging interests. Writings explore relationships between ancient & modern art & between art & life, examining such diverse topics as the art of the Bushmen, African sculpture, ancient American art, Giotto & the art of Florence, the paintings of Durer, El Greco, & William Blake, the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley, the works of Paul Cezanne, & contemporary domestic architecture. Also includes Fry's most important theoretical statement, his Essay in Aesthetics.