<p>“Art history has only lately come to the recognition that it is part of its own subject, and that there is an art history of art history to be written, and a theory of art history to be formulated. The controversy over the ‘New Art History’ is a primitive acknowledgment of this truth, even if the terms chosen remain those of the mid-nineteenth century. David Carrier, a philosopher, has thus raised the level of discussion by an immense distance, providing theoretical analyses and case examples, commendably sophisticated. It is an immense contribution to and clarification of art, of history, and of art history as well. All further discussion must now begin with him.”</p><p>—Arthur C. Danto,Columbia University</p>

Principles of Art History Writing traces the changes in the way in which writers about art represent the same works. These differ in such deep ways as to raise the question of whether those at the beginning of the process even saw the same things as those at the end did. Carrier uses four case studies to identify and explain changing styles of restorations and the history of interpretations of selected works by Piero, Caravaggio, and van Eyck.
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This text traces the changes in the way in which writers about art represent the same works. It uses four case studies to identify and explain changing styles of restoration and the history of interpretation of selected works by Piero della Francesca, Caravaggio and van Eyck.
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“Art history has only lately come to the recognition that it is part of its own subject, and that there is an art history of art history to be written, and a theory of art history to be formulated. The controversy over the ‘New Art History’ is a primitive acknowledgment of this truth, even if the terms chosen remain those of the mid-nineteenth century. David Carrier, a philosopher, has thus raised the level of discussion by an immense distance, providing theoretical analyses and case examples, commendably sophisticated. It is an immense contribution to and clarification of art, of history, and of art history as well. All further discussion must now begin with him.”—Arthur C. Danto,Columbia University
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ISBN
9780271009452
Publisert
1993-01-15
Utgiver
Vendor
Pennsylvania State University Press
Vekt
513 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
16 mm
Aldersnivå
U, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
264

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David Carrier is Professor of Philosophy at Carnegie Mellon University and author of Artwriting (1987) and Poussin's Paintings (Penn State, 1992).