Panofsky & Meaning in Visual Arts

Abstract: A 3 page book review that discusses this art text. Since its original publication, Erwin Panofsky's Meaning in the Visual Arts has been considered a classic text and required reading for students of art history. This text is a fascinating introduction to the study of art while also offering an intensive analysis of both art and life in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Panofsky's scholarship and historical technique throughout the text are impeccable as he offers an abundance of detail, which is skillfully interwoven into his observations on individual artists, their work and their eras. The writer also demonstrates how Panofsky's text provides a highly useable framework for art discussion. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

Filename: khpanof.rtf

Pages: 3

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Catagory: Artists, Art Genre, & Famous Works Of Art

Subcatagory: Art & Architecture

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