Classic Art

Informationen zum Autor Heinrich Wölfflin was a Swiss art historian who developed new methods of interpreting art works that profoundly influenced generations of art scholars and critics. He studied under Jacob Burckhardt at the University of Basel! and in 1893 succeeded him in the Chair of Art History. Wölfflin wrote extensively on Renaissance and Baroque art. Klappentext Heinrich Wölfflin was a pioneering critic who introduced new and rigorous methods of formal analysis into the study of art. Classic Art , first published in 1899, is itself a classic that has exercised a profound influence on the way people have looked at and thought about art. As an appraisal of the great artists of the Renaissance it can hardly be surpassed. Once again available in its elegant original format, it is an indispensable addition to any library. Zusammenfassung An excellent appraisal of the great Renaissance artists.

Product details

• Authors: Heinrich Wolfflin, Heinrich Wölfflin
• Assisted by: Linda Murray (Translation), Peter Murray (Translation)
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.1994
• EAN: 9780714829746
• ISBN: 978-0-7148-2974-6
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 245 mm x 25 mm
• Series: F A GENERAL; F A GENERAL
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art