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Lionel de Fonseka or Fonseka-Varnasuriya (born 27 October 1889〔''Ceylon, its history, people, commerce, industries and resources'', 1924, p.28.〕) was a Sinhalese writer and art critic, best known for ''On the Truth of Decorative Art'' (1912). ==Life== Lionel de Fonseka was educated at Royal College, Colombo and Oxford University,〔 where he knew Alain Locke.〔Jeffrey Green, (Alain Locke, black Rhodes Scholar at Oxford 1907-1910 )〕 ''De la Verité dans l'art'' - subsequently translated into English as ''On the Truth of Decorative Art'' (1912) - argued against the corruption of Sinhalese art by Western influence: According to his nephew, de Fonseka wrote the book "primarily to satisfy his father, that he was using his time to good purpose".〔(De la Verité dans l'Art )〕 However, the book is said to have influenced Ananda Coomaraswamy, Eric Gill and Romain Rolland. In April 1913 Fonseka, Arthur Ransome, Coomaraswamy, Anthony Ludovici and Lascelles Abercrombie entered into controversy in the ''Academy'' over who had priority in using the phrase "Art for life's sake".〔"Art for Life's Sake", ''The Manchester Guardian'', 26 April 1913.〕 De Fonseka entered into fashionable London life, attending a King's Levée at Buckingham Palace on 3 June 1913.〔'The King's Levée', ''The Times'', 3 June 1913〕 De Fonseka subsequently lived and worked in France and Belgium for over a decade. He donated a gold chalice to Bruges Cathedral. After a pilgrimage to Fátima, Portugal, he wrote an account of the Marian apparitions believed to have taken place at Cova da Iria.〔(Les eaux de lumière )〕 Working as a barrister in Ceylon,〔 Fonseka was a contributor to the ''Daily News'' there,〔'Well-known contributors of the past', ''Daily News'', 12 March 2012.〕 as well as writing a weekly column for the ''Ceylon Catholic Messenger''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lionel de Fonseka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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