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To The Extent That Any Art Historian Becomes Famous, Sir Ernst Gombrich Is The Most Famous Art Historian In The World. He Is The Author Of The Seminal Work The Story Of Art, A Staunch Champion Of The Traditional Canon, And A Perceptive Analyst Of Artistry And Illusion. This Massive Collection Includes Essays, Excerpts From The Groundbreaking Art And Illusion, Autobiographical Notes, And Reflections On Artists From Raphael To Saul Steinberg. Gombrich Is Not A Modernist, And He Has Been Criticized For His Misunderstanding Of Abstract Painting; But His Conceptions Of Art Encompass Modern Psychology And History, The Study Of Gesture And Ornament, And The Social History Of Art. Above All, Gombrich Stands Against Sweeping Generalizations, Maintaining That Works Of Art Are Not The Results Of Some Mysterious Activity, But Objects Made By Human Beings For Human Beings. Foreword / E.h. Gombrich -- Introduction / Richard Woodfield -- An Autobiographical Sketch -- Old Masters And Other Household Gods -- The Visual Image: Its Place In Communication -- On Art And Artists -- Psychology And The Riddle Of Style -- Truth And The Stereotype -- Action And Expression In Western Art -- Illusion And Art

Author

Ernst Hans Gombrich; Richard Woodfield

Publisher

London: Phaidon Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780714834870

Subjects

Art, Arts