Heinrich Wölfflin was a Swiss art historian whose objective classifying principles, such as "painterly" versus "linear," profoundly shaped the formal analysis of art history in the early 20th century. He taught at Basel, Berlin, and Munich, belonging to the generation that elevated German art history to prominence. His seminal works, still consulted today, delve into the stylistic transitions from the Renaissance to the Baroque and establish foundational concepts for understanding art history.
Examines the style and method of representation in painting, sculpture, and architecture and sets the standards for defining historical transformations
Features a crystalline fresh translation of art works - published on its one- hundredth anniversary. In this volume the introductory essays provides a historical framework and referencing debates engendered by principles in the twentieth century. It also includes translations of the prefaces and afterword.
