Theories of Art: 1. From Plato to Winckelmann

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Routledge, Sep 13, 2013 - Art - 436 pages

This book, the first in Moshe Barasch's series on art theory, offers a comprehensive analysis and reassessment of major trends in European art theory and its development from the time of Plato to the early eighteenth century. Barasch expertly guides the reader from the interwoven attitudes and traditions of antiquity, through the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas and the aesthetic values of the Middle Ages, to the branching out of several disciplines--art history, art criticism, abstract aesthetics--in the late Renaissance. Clearly outlining the development of art theory and exploring the central issues of each historical period, Theories of Art is a valuable resource for the art historian as well as a stimulating introduction for the general reader.

 

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Theories of Art: 1. from Plato to Winckelmann, Volume 1
Moshe Barasch
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About the author (2013)

Moshe Barasch is Jack Cotton Professor of Architecture and Fine Arts at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and author of numerous books on art, including The Languageof Art: Studies in Interpretation (1997) and Icon:Studies in the History of an Idea (1995).

Bibliographic information

TitleTheories of Art: 1. From Plato to Winckelmann
AuthorMoshe Barasch
Editionreprint
PublisherRoutledge, 2013
ISBN1135199795, 9781135199791
Length436 pages
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Art / Criticism & Theory
Art / History / General
Social Science / Media Studies
  
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