Overview
The underexplored significance of Austrian art historian Ernst Gombrich. Ernst Gombrich can be considered one of the most influential art historians of the twentieth century. Until now, however, the global impact of his work has been underappreciated. Global Culture after Gombrich presents essays on the scholar and his body of work by historians of art and culture—themselves students of Gombrich or associated with his scholarly home, the Warburg Institute—from Asia, North America, and Europe. Contributors include Carlo Ginzburg, Peter Burke, John Onians, Nicolas Penny, Cao Yiqiang, and more. 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. Ranging from theoretical broadsides to intricate reflections, other chapters explore fundamental issues like the notion of connoisseurship, the fate of the idea of culture, and the cultural specificity of modernism. In showing how Gombrich initiated inquiries that have spread in numerous global directions, this book 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Cao Yiqiang ,
John Onians ,
Nicolas Penny ,
Matthew MacKisack
Publisher: Intellect
Imprint: Intellect Books
ISBN: 9781789389999
ISBN 10: 1789389992
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 25 November 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
Availability: Awaiting stock
Author Information
Cao Yiqiang is the director of the School of Arts and Humanities at China Academy of Art. His research focuses on the construction of Chinese Art History, and the relationships between art and ideology, image and history, and international exchange. John Onians is Professor Emeritus of World Art at the University of East Anglia, UK. Founder Editor of the journal Art History in 1978, his work has been instrumental in exploring the biological basis of art and establishing Neuroarthistory as a distinct set of methodologies. Nicolas Penny is an art historian and former director of the National Gallery in London. He has held several professorships at Oxford University, UK and was senior curator of sculpture at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. , USA. Matthew MacKisack is an art historian and writer who has held research fellowships at the University of Exeter Medical School and China Academy of Art, Hangzhou. He has written widely on the relationships between modernity, artistic practice, and the mind.
