Monographic Exhibitions and the History of Art
Monographic Exhibitions and the History of Art

Author: Maia Wellington Gahtan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-02-19

Total Pages: 456

ISBN-13: 135177820X

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This edited collection traces the impact of monographic exhibitions on the discipline of art history from the first examples in the late eighteenth century through the present. Roughly falling into three genres (retrospectives of living artists, retrospectives of recently deceased artists, and monographic exhibitions of Old Masters), specialists examine examples of each genre within their social, cultural, political, and economic contexts. Exhbitions covered include Nathaniel Hone’s 1775 exhibition, the Holbein Exhibition of 1871, the Courbet retrospective of 1882, Titian's exhibition in Venice, Poussin's Louvre retrospective of 1960, and El Greco's anniversaty exhibitions of 2014.

The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270
The Origins of Florentine Painting, 1100-1270

Author: Miklós Boskovits

Publisher: Giunti Editore

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 842

ISBN-13:

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Attempts to provide a comprehensive study of the paintings produced in Florence between circa 1100 and 1270 - the scope of the book ranges from early examples of medieval art to the generation of painters preceding Cimabue. All known works of the period are included accompanied by descriptions.

Art History and Visual Studies in Europe
Art History and Visual Studies in Europe

Author: Matthew Rampley

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2012-06-22

Total Pages: 586

ISBN-13: 9004218777

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This book undertakes a critical survey of art history across Europe, examining the recent conceptual and methodological concerns informing the discipline as well as the political, social and ideological factors that have shaped its development in specific national contexts.