The Story of Art Annotation Author: Fan Jingzhong Publisher: Guangxi Fine Arts Publishing House

This book is a revision and improvement of the content of "Annotations to the Story of Art". It is based on "The Story of Art", divided into chapters, and annotated in the form of entries. It not only explains painters, schools of painting, and painting methods, but also involves history, religion, architecture, technology, culture, and even the history of thought. The author quotes extensively, showing his profound academic foundation. In addition to the annotations to "The Story of Art", this book also includes the author's lectures in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Gombrich's birth, Gombrich's autobiography, and other texts. It is an important material for understanding and studying Gombrich's life and the development and changes of his academic thoughts.

Fan Jingzhong was born in Tianjin in November 1951. He was admitted to the Department of Philosophy of Beijing Normal University in 1977. In 1979, he entered Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts to study art theory and obtained a master's degree. He served as the editor-in-chief of "Art Translation Series" and "New Art", professor, doctoral supervisor, library director, and editor-in-chief of the publishing house at the China Academy of Art.