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Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the highest… — Leo Tolstoy

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Art is a human activity having for its purpose the transmission to others of the highest and best feelings to which men have risen.

Leo Tolstoy
What Is Art? · 1897
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Topic
Purpose of art
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Definition
Medium
Essay
Time
1897
Person
Leo Tolstoy
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Current citation
Tolstoy, Leo. What Is Art? Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. Penguin Classics, 1996.
Original citation
Tolstoy, Leo. What is Art? London: The Brotherhood Publishing Company, 1898.

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