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Ernst Gombrich can be considered the most?influential art historian of the 20th-century. Until?now, however, the global impact of his work has?been under-appreciated. Global Culture after?Gombrich: Art, Mind, World presents essays by?historians of art and culture - themselves students?of Gombrich or associated with his scholarly?home, the Warburg Institute - from Asia, the USA,?and Europe. Subjects range from picture-making's place in?human evolution to the visual marginalia of the?Renaissance, and from nineteenth-century?modernism to the implications of the latest?neuroscience for cultural history. Other chapters?treat fundamental issues, such as the notion of?connoisseurship, the fate of the idea of `culture', or?the cultural specificity of modernism. They range?from theoretical broadsides - notably, a defence of?the `intelligence' of art - to intricate reflections - for?example on caricature as a style. In showing how Gombrich initiated enquiries that?have spread in numerous - and global -?directions, Global Culture after Gombrich: Art,?Mind, World makes a vital contribution to?contemporary debates around the languages of art?history and showcases the range of approaches?and methods by which art history is, and has yet to?be, written.
Binding: Paperback / softback
Binding: Paperback / softback