Millard Meiss, American Art History, and Conservation - From Connoisseurship to Iconology and Kulturgeschichte

A member of the art history generation from the golden age of the 1920s and 30s, Millard Meiss (1904-1975) developed a new and multi-faceted methodological approach.

List of contents

Introduction
1. Two Generations of American Connoisseurs
2. The Far Side of the Moon: Erwin Panofsky's Iconology
3. Kulturgeschichte or Social History of Art?
4. The Technical Study of Art
5. Italian "Meiss-Fortunes"

About the author

Jennifer Cooke is a researcher in History of Art Criticism and Museum Studies at the University of Turin.

Summary

A member of the art history generation from the golden age of the 1920s and 30s, Millard Meiss (1904-1975) developed a new and multi-faceted methodological approach.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Cooke, Jennifer (University of Turin) Cooke, Cooke Jennifer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9780367550080
• ISBN: 978-0-367-55008-0
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Studies in Art Historiography
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Theory of art, European History, ART / History / General, ART / Conservation & Preservation, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Historiography, ART / Criticism & Theory, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, ART / European, HISTORY / Study & Teaching, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), Historiography, History of Art, Art & design styles: from c 1960, History of the Americas, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, History: theory and methods, ART / History / European / Medieval