The Books That Shaped Art History: From Gombrich and Greenberg to Alpers and Krauss (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780500238950)

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 mile M le'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.

Author: Richard Shone, John-Paul Stonard
ISBN-10: 0500238952
ISBN-13: 9780500238950
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Language: English
Published: 04/05/2013
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.66lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.97w x 1.25d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 06/15/2013 pg. 88