The Story of Art - 16th Edition

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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 change the shape of the eyes from dots to crosses or any other form which
has not the remotest resemblance to real eyes. Let us make the nose a circle and
the mouth a scroll. It will hardly matter, as long as their relative position ...
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Here, too, the pointed arch was an improvement over the round one, but even so
pillars alone were not sufficient to withstand this outward pressure. Strong frames
were needed to keep the whole structure in shape. In the vaulted side-aisles ...
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Its very shape was to be on a new and unusual plan; the Renaissance idea of
round and symmetrical church building had been rejected as unsuited to divine
service, and a new, simple and ingenious plan had been worked out which was
to ...

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PREFACE
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STRANGE BEGINNINGS
39
ART FOR ETERNITY
55
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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, 1989
ISBN0714832472, 9780714832470
Nre. de pàgines688 pàgines
  
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