Selected Lectures of Rudolf Wittkower : The Impact of Non-European Civilization on the Art of the West

Reynolds, Donald Martin ; editor : [ Wittkower, Rudolf ]

ISBN 10: 052130508X / ISBN 13: 9780521305082

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1989

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24x16cm, xxix,235 pp., Foreword by Margot Wittkower. Contents: Europe and the Near East - migrations and waves of penetration; Egypt and Europe; the obelisk - its role in architectural decoration and urban organization, its significance in the 17th and 18th centuries; hieroglyphics - the conceptual impact of Egypt from the 15th century onward, philological concerns in the 17th and 18th centuries; Piranesi's contribution to European Egyptomania; China and Europe - early connections,chinoiserie and the Anglo-Chinese garden; Europe, India and the Turks. Name on flyleaf. Minor wear. VG.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Lectures of Rudolf Wittkower : The Impact of Non-European Civilization on the Art of the West
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 052130508X
• ISBN 13: 9780521305082
• Binding: orig. cloth
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art History

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Synopsis

This book presents the late Rudolf Wittkower's thoughts about the relation between European and Eastern civilizations through the examination of the artistic links between these regions. He shows the variety and compatibility of Eastern and Western motifs, styles, and iconography through painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts.