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Heinrich Wölfflin

    June 21, 1864 – July 19, 1945

    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.

    Heinrich Wölfflin
    Principles of Art History
    The Art Of The Italian Renaissance
    The Art of the Italian Renaissance: A Handbook for Student and Travellers
    The Art of the Italian Renaissance
    Principles of Art History : teh problem of the development of style in later art
    Classic art
    • 2015

      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.

      Principles of Art History
    • 2008
    • 1997

      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.

      Classic art
    • 1950