The Art of the Italian Renaissance: A Handbook for Student and Travellers
- 316 pages
- 12 hours of reading
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.







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.
A Handbook For Students And Travelers (1903)
Heinrich Wolfflin was a pioneering critic who introduced new and rigorous methods of formal analysis into the study of art. Classic Art, first published in 1899, is itself a classic that has exercised a profound influence on the way people have looked at and thought about art. As an appraisal of the great artists of the Renaissance it can hardly be surpassed. Once again available in its elegant original format, it is an indispensable addition to every library of art books.
Examines the style and method of representation in painting, sculpture, and architecture and sets the standards for defining historical transformations