Meaning in the Visual Arts - Softcover

Panofsky, Erwin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226645517 ISBN 13: 9780226645513

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1983

Synopsis

Since its original publication, Erwin Panofsky's Meaning in the Visual Arts has been standard reading for students of art history. It is both an introduction to the study of art and, for those with more specialized interests, a profound discussion of art and life in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Panofsky's historical technique reveals an abundance of detail, detail he skillfully relates to the life and work of individual painters and their times.

The papers in this volume represent a cross-section of Panofsky's major work. Included are selections from his well-known Studies in Iconology and The Life and Art of Albrecht Dürer, plus an introduction and an epilogue—"The History of Art as a Humanistic Discipline" and "Three Decades of Art History in the United States: Impressions of a Transplanted European"—as well as pieces written especially for this collection. All display Panofsky's vast erudition and deep commitment to a humanistic conception of art and art history.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The papers in this volume represent a cross-section of Panofsky's major work.

Language Notes:

Text: English, German (translation)

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1983
• ISBN 10: 0226645517
• ISBN 13: 9780226645513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384