The Story of Art - 16th Edition

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Phaidon Press, 9 de set. 1995 - 688 pàgines
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The Story of Art, one of the most famous and popular books on art ever written, has been a world bestseller for over four decades. Attracted by the simplicity and clarity of his writing, readers of all ages and backgrounds have found in Professor Gombrich a true master, and one who combines knowledge and wisdom with a unique gift for communicating his deep love of the subject.

For the first time in many years the book has been completely redesigned. The illustrations, now in color throughout, have all been improved and reoriginated, and include six fold‐outs. The text has been revised and updated where appropriate, and a number of significant new artists have been incorporated. The bibliographies have been expanded and updated, and the maps and charts redrawn.

The Story of Art has always been admired for two key qualities: it is a pleasure to read and a pleasure to handle. In these respects the new edition is true to its much‐loved predecessors: the text runs as smoothly as ever and the improved illustrations are always on the page where the reader needs them. In its new edition, this classic work continues its triumphant progress tirelessly for yet another generation, to remain the title of first choice for any newcomer to art or the connoisseur.

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Let us take a piece of paper and scrawl on it any doodle of a face . Just a circle
for the head , a stroke for the nose , another for the mouth . Then look at the
eyeless doodle . Does it look unbearably sad ? The poor creature cannot see .
We feel ...
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There are no tricks of composition here , no splendid robes or streams of light ,
but a simple en face portrait of a child . And yet it seems to breathe and palpitate
like living flesh . Compared with this , the portraits of earlier centuries seem ...
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Figure 273 shows us Rembrandt ' s face during the later years of his life . It was
not a beautiful face , and Rembrandt certainly never tried to conceal its ugliness .
He observed himself in a mirror with complete sincerity . It is because of this ...

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PREFACE
7
On art and artists
15
STRANGE BEGINNINGS
39
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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 sixteenth 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 honors, 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.

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TítolThe Story of Art - 16th Edition
AutorE.H. Gombrich
EditorPhaidon Press, 1995
ISBN0714832472, 9780714832470
Nre. de pàgines688 pàgines
  
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