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Title: Principles of Art History by Heinrich Wölfflin ISBN: 0-486-20276-3 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1950 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the classics in the History of Art.
Comment: There is really no way to rate this book. It would be like rating Freud or Marx. Wolfflin is one of the cornerstones of art history. This is essential reading for any student of the subject. Although one might see limitations in his theory today, his ideas were revolutionary when first proposed. His theory goes beyond the famous 5 categories to include views on cycles in history and insights on the artist's control of his practice. Related readings are Reigl and Panofsky.
Rating: 4
Summary: An important book in art history.
Comment: Wolfflin contrasts the styles of the High Renaissance and the Baroque by setting up them up as a system of oppositions. He compares the two time periods according to five sets of categories. He claims that this is what art history should do. In other words, style and not meaning is the criteria according to which art history should be written. A lot is to be learned from this book. However, there are a lot of limitations to Wolfflin's approach. Consequently, it should be read critically or "against the grain" in order to expose some of Wolfflin's biases. Its also a very difficult read. But, its worth it if you get through it.
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Title: The Critical Historians of Art by Michael Podro ISBN: 0300032404 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: August, 1984 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Perspective As Symbolic Form by Erwin Panofsky, Christopher S. Wood ISBN: 0942299531 Publisher: Zone Books Pub. Date: January, 1997 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Meaning in the Visual Arts by Erwin Panofsky ISBN: 0226645517 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: March, 1983 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Looking at Prints, Drawings, and Watercolours: A Guide to Technical Terms by Paul Goldman ISBN: 0892361484 Publisher: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns Pub. Date: March, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Looking at European Sculpture: A Guide to Technical Terms (Looking at) by Jane Bassett, Peggy Fogelman, J. Paul Getty Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum ISBN: 089236291X Publisher: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns Pub. Date: August, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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