Who is the Pioneer of the Aesthetic Movement?
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A.
Walter Pater
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B.
John Henry Newman
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C.
Stevenson
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D.
Oscar Wilde
Correct Answer:
A. Walter Pater
Explanation:
The correct answer is Oscar Wilde. The Aesthetic Movement, which flourished in late 19th-century Britain, championed the philosophy of art for art's sake, prioritizing visual beauty over social or moral narratives. While figures like Walter Pater provided the intellectual foundation with works such as Studies in the History of the Renaissance, Oscar Wilde became the movement's most prominent public pioneer and flamboyant spokesperson. Wilde popularized these ideals through his lectures, eccentric lifestyle, and literature, most notably in the preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray, where he famously asserted that all art is essentially useless beyond its own aesthetic existence.
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