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Meaning in the Visual Arts Author: Irving Panofsky Publisher: The Commercial Press Translator: Shao Hong
Meaning in the Visual Arts Author: Irving Panofsky Publisher: The Commercial Press Translator: Shao Hong
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Introduction · · · · · ·
First published in 1955, this book includes several famous works by Panofsky over the past thirty years. It can be regarded as a key work in the history of 20th century art and has always been a standard reading for students of European and American art history. It not only reveals the rich life and work details of artists in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, but more importantly, it deeply discusses the iconography and iconography issues related to the content of works in visual art.
From the perspective of "an image can represent one thing, symbolize another, and express something else", the author thoroughly examines the works of Titian, Poussin, Dürer, and the life of Abbot Suger of the Abbey of Saint-Denis. As a master of European language, history, and culture, Panofsky made admirable expositions on "theory of human proportions" and "the first page of Vasari's Sketches" with his outstanding academic research ability; he also made an enlightening comparison of the similarities and differences between English and German in the study and expression of art history with keen insight.
About the Author · · · · · ·
Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968) was born in Hanover, Germany. In 1921, he entered the University of Hamburg to help establish the Department of Art History. In 1934, he moved to the United States because of the Nazis’ rise to power. He first taught at New York University and then entered the newly established Institute of History at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton until his retirement. He spent his entire life exploring the relationship between images and ideas. His ideas not only laid the foundation for modern iconography theory, but also had a profound impact on the entire humanities. He trained a large number of outstanding art historians, making the discipline of art history respected by the world. British scholar Kenneth Clark described him as "the greatest art historian of that era." His representative works include "Iconological Studies", "Ideas", "Dürer's Life and Art", "Gothic Architecture and Scholastic Philosophy", "Early Netherlandish Painting", "Meaning in the Visual Arts", "Renaissance and Renaissance in Western Art", etc.
Shao Hong, born in 1958, is currently a freelance translator and author. His major translations include Thought and Art in the Renaissance, On Art and Appreciation, Problems of Style: The Basis of Decorative History, History of Art Criticism, etc. His major works include Concepts of Art History, The Derived Meaning of "Qiyun": A Study of the Conceptual History of Chinese Painting Theory, The Art History Context of Design, and Mutual Interpretation of Eastern and Western Art.
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