An exemplary survey that reassesses the impact of the most important books to have shaped art history through the twentieth century
Written by some of today’s leading art historians and curators, this new collection provides an invaluable road map of the field by comparing and reexamining canonical works of art history. From Émile Mâle’s magisterial study of thirteenth-century French art, first published in 1898, to Hans Belting’s provocative Likeness and Presence: A History of the Image before the Era of Art, the book provides a concise and insightful overview of the history of art, told through its most enduring literature. Each of the essays looks at the impact of a single major book of art history, mapping the intellectual development of the writer under review, setting out the premises and argument of the book, considering its position within the broader field of art history, and analyzing its significance in the context of both its initial reception and its afterlife.
An introduction by John-Paul Stonard explores how art history has been forged by outstanding contributions to scholarship, and by the dialogues and ruptures between them. 54 illustrations
By:
Richard Shone,
John-Paul Stonard
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 520g
ISBN: 9780500293027
ISBN 10: 0500293023
Publication Date: 01 July 2017
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface * Introduction * `Emile Male, L'art religieux du XIIIe siecle en France, 1898' by Alexandra Gajewski * `Bernard Berenson, The Drawings of the Florentine Painters, 1903' by Carmen C. Bambach * `Heinrich Woelfflin, Kunstgeschichtliche Grundbegriffe, 1915' by David Summers * `Roger Fry, Cezanne: A Study of His Development, 1927' by Richard Verdi * `Nikolaus Pevsner, Pioneers of the Modern Movement, 1936' by Colin Amery * `Alfred H. Barr, Jr., Matisse: His Art and His Public, 1951' by John Elderfield * `Erwin Panofsky, Early Netherlandish Painting: Its Origins and Character, 1953' by Susie Nash * `Kenneth Clark, The Nude: A Study of Ideal Art, 1956' by John-Paul Stonard * `E. H. Gombrich, Art and Illusion, 1960' by Christopher S. Wood * `Clement Greenberg, Art and Culture, 1961' by Boris Groys * `Francis Haskell, A Study in the Relations between Italian Art and Society in the Age of the Baroque, 1963' by Louise Rice * `Michael Baxandall, Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy, 1972' by Paul Hills * `T. J. Clark, Image of the People: Gustave Courbet and the 1848 Revolution, 1973' by Alastair Wright * `Svetlana Alpers, The Art of Describing: Dutch Art in the Seventeenth Century, 1983' by Mariet Westermann * `Rosalind Krauss, The Originality of the Avant-Garde and Other Modernist Myths, 1985' by Anna Lovatt * `Hans Belting, Bild und Kult, 1990' by Jeffrey Hamburger * Notes * Bibliographical essays * Author Biographies
Reviews for The Books that Shaped Art History: From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss
'A wonderful book that will be enjoyed by all who have a deep interest in the practice of art history' - Cassone 'A pageant of influential art historians of the twentieth century ... if you are keen on art history and like parades, you will love this book ... the essays are models of intelligent compression and lively instruction ... this fascinating collection is worth reading for many reasons' - RA Magazine 'A thrilling account of the history of art in the 20th century ... an expertly guided tour along a rather marvellous scenic route' - Guardian
