Principles of Art History: The Problem of the Development of Style in Early Modern Art, One Hundredth Anniversary Edition

by Heinrich Wolfflin

Book Overview

Principles of Art History by Heinrich W 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 lfflin's text has endured as an accessible yet rigorous approach to the study of style...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606064525
• ISBN13: 9781606064528
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Getty Research Institute
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.8"