Estelle May Hurll (1863–1924), a student of

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed thr ...

, wrote a series of popular aesthetic analyses of art in the early twentieth century. Hurll was born 25 July 1863 in

New Bedford, Massachusetts New Bedford (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ) is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Bristol County, Massachusetts. It is located on the Acushnet River in what is known as the South Coast (Massachusetts), South Coast region. Up throug ...

, daughter of Charles W. and Sarah Hurll. She attended

Wellesley College Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficial g ...

, graduating in 1882. From 1884 to 1891 she taught

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concerns m ...

at Wellesley. Hurll received her A.M. from Wellesley in 1892. In earning her degree, Hurll wrote Wellesley's first master's

thesis A thesis ( : theses), or dissertation (abbreviated diss.), is a document submitted in support of candidature for an academic degree or professional qualification presenting the author's research and findings.International Standard ISO 7144: ...

in philosophy under Mary Whiton Calkins; her thesis was titled "The Fundamental Reality of the Aesthetic." After earning her degree, Hurll engaged in a short career writing introductions and interpretations of art, but these activities ceased before she married John Chambers Hurll on 29 June 1908.

Works

*''Child-life in Art'' (1895) *'' The Madonna in Art'' (1897) *''

Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (, ; 15 July 1606 – 4 October 1669), usually simply known as Rembrandt, was a Dutch Golden Age painter, printmaker and draughtsman. An innovative and prolific master in three media, he is generally consid ...

; A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1899) *''

Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, better known as Raphael (; or ; March 28 or April 6, 1483April 6, 1520), was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. List of works by Raphael, His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of ...

: A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1899) *''

Sir Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter, specialising in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depend ...

; A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1900) *'' Jean-François Millet; A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1900) *''

Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...

: A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1900) *'' Landseer: A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1901) *'' Correggio; A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1901) *''

Titian Tiziano Vecelli or Vecellio (; 27 August 1576), known in English as Titian ( ), was an Italians, Italian (Republic of Venice, Venetian) painter of the Renaissance, considered the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school (art), ...

; A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1901) *''Greek Sculpture; A Collection of Sixteen Pictures of Greek Marbles'' (1901) *''Tuscan Sculpture of the Fifteenth Century; A Collection of Sixteen Pictures Reproducing Works by

Donatello Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi ( – 13 December 1466), better known as Donatello ( ), was a Republic of Florence, Florentine sculptor of the Renaissance period. Born in Republic of Florence, Florence, he studied classical sculpture and use ...

, the Della Robia,

Mino da Fiesole Mino da Fiesole (c. 1429 – July 11, 1484), also known as Mino di Giovanni, was an Italian Renaissance sculptor from Poppi, Tuscany. He is noted for his portrait busts. Career Mino's work was influenced by his master Desiderio da Settignano and ...

, and Others, with Introduction'' (1902) *'' Van Dyck; A Collection of Fifteen Pictures and a Portrait of the Painter with Introduction and Interpretation'' (1902) *''The Bible beautiful; a history of Biblical art'' (1905)

Works Edited

*''Sacred and Legendary Art'', by Mrs.

Anna Jameson Anna Brownell Jameson (17 May 179417 March 1860) was an Anglo-Irish art historian. Born in Ireland, she migrated to England at the age of four, becoming a well-known British writer and contributor to nineteenth-century thought on a range of sub ...

, ed. by Estelle M. Hurll (1895) *''Memoirs of early Italian Painters'', by Mrs. Anna Jameson, ed. by Estelle M. Hurll (1895)

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