Principles of Art History The Problem of the Development of Style in Early Modern Art, One Hundredth Anniversary Edition |
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| Author:
| Wolfflin, Heinrich |
| Translator:
| Blower, Jonathan |
| Editor:
| Levy, Evonne
Weddigen, Tristan |
| Series title: | Texts and Documents Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-60606-452-8 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | Getty Publications
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| Imprint: | Getty Research Institute |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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Principles of Art History by Heinrich W#65533;lfflin (1864-1945), a revolutionary attempt to construct a science of art through the study of the development of style, has been a foundational work of formalist art history since it was first published in 1915. At once systematic and subjective, and remarkable for its compelling descriptions of works of art, W#65533;lfflin's text has endured as an accessible yet rigorous approach to the study of style. Although...
More Description Principles of Art History by Heinrich W#65533;lfflin (1864-1945), a revolutionary attempt to construct a science of art through the study of the development of style, has been a foundational work of formalist art history since it was first published in 1915. At once systematic and subjective, and remarkable for its compelling descriptions of works of art, W#65533;lfflin's text has endured as an accessible yet rigorous approach to the study of style. Although W#65533;lfflin applied his analysis to objects of early modern European art, Principles of Art History has been a fixture in the theoretical and methodological debates of the discipline of art history and has found a global audience.
With translations in twenty-four languages and many reprints, W#65533;lfflin's work may be the most widely read and translated book of art history ever. This new English translation, appearing one hundred years after the original publication, returns readers to W#65533;lfflin's 1915 text and images. It also includes the first English translations of the prefaces and afterword that W#65533;lfflin himself added to later editions. Introductory essays provide a historical and critical framework, referencing debates engendered by Principles in the twentieth century for a renewed reading of the text in the twenty-first.