Essays In The History Of Art and Architecture (Two-Volume Set)
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Author: Douglas Fraser
Binding: Hardback
Published: Phaidon, 1969
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Essays in the History of Art Presented to Rudolf Wittkower / Essays in the History of Architecture Presented to Rudolf Wittkower. This two-volume scholarly tribute presents a rigorous and wide-ranging examination of Western visual culture in honor of Rudolf Wittkower. The first volume assembles essays in art history that analyze iconography, stylistic development, and patronage across Renaissance and Baroque painting and sculpture. The second volume concentrates on architectural history, illustrating structural innovation, urban planning, and theoretical discourse from antiquity to the eighteenth century. Contributors argue for Wittkower’s enduring influence on methodological approaches to form, meaning, and historical context. Each essay demonstrates critical depth and original insight, reflecting the intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century’s foremost art historians.
Author: Douglas Fraser
Binding: Hardback
Published: Phaidon, 1969
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Essays in the History of Art Presented to Rudolf Wittkower / Essays in the History of Architecture Presented to Rudolf Wittkower. This two-volume scholarly tribute presents a rigorous and wide-ranging examination of Western visual culture in honor of Rudolf Wittkower. The first volume assembles essays in art history that analyze iconography, stylistic development, and patronage across Renaissance and Baroque painting and sculpture. The second volume concentrates on architectural history, illustrating structural innovation, urban planning, and theoretical discourse from antiquity to the eighteenth century. Contributors argue for Wittkower’s enduring influence on methodological approaches to form, meaning, and historical context. Each essay demonstrates critical depth and original insight, reflecting the intellectual legacy of one of the twentieth century’s foremost art historians.