1st Edition
Looking for Lines Theories on the Essence of Art and the Problem of Mannerism
By Paul van den Akker
Copyright 2011
524 Pages
by
Routledge
524 Pages
by
Routledge
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Studies of Old Masters are often implicitly based on modern notions, which do not necessarily tally with ideas contemporary with their art. According to one such tacit assumption a work of art gains its status from the quality of the abstract pictorial composition made up of lines and colours. Whether discussing a medieval altarpiece, or a fresco by Raphael, it is customary to relate its artistic... Read more
Preface, Introduction, PART I, PART II, PART III, Notes, Bibliography, Index of names
Biography
Paul van den Akker is lecturer at the Department of Art History at the VU University Amsterdam.
