Gombrich on the Renaissance, Vol. 1: Norm and Form

E. H. Gombrich

ISBN 10: 0714823805 / ISBN 13: 9780714823805

Edité par Phaidon Press, 1994

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• Titre: Gombrich on the Renaissance, Vol. 1: Norm and Form
• Éditeur: Phaidon Press
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0714823805
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780714823805
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• Édition: 4ème Édition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Poids: 950 grammes

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Synopsis

Norm and Form is the first volume of E.H. Gombrich's highly influential collected contributions to the study of Renaissance art and thought. Its 11 essays deal with some of the most fundamental questions of style, patronage, taste, working methods and theories of art, presented with the author's customary learning and lucidity. Required reading for all students of the Renaissance, these essays are sure to be enjoyed by all who wish to deepen their understanding of one of the most creative periods of Western art.

À propos de l?auteur

Sir Ernst Gombrich was one of the greatest and least conventional art historians of his age, achieving fame and distinction in three separate spheres: as a scholar, as a popularizer of art, and as a pioneer of the application of the psychology of perception to the study of art. His best-known book, The Story of Art - first published 50 years ago and now in its 16th edition - is one of the most influential books ever written about art. His books further include The Sense of Order (1979) and The Preference for the Primitive (2002), as well as a total of 11 volumes of collected essays and reviews.

Gombrich was born in Vienna in 1909 and died in London in November 2001. He came to London in 1936 to work at the Warburg Institute, where he eventually became Director from 1959 until his retirement in 1976. He won numerous international honours, including a knighthood, the Order of Merit and the Goethe, Hegel and Erasmus prizes.

Gifted with a powerful mind and prodigious memory, he was also an outstanding communicator, with a clear and forceful prose style. His works are models of good art-historical writing, and reflect his humanism and his deep and abiding concern with the standards and values of our cultural heritage.