Gombrich on the Renaissance by Leonie Gombrich

Gombrich on the Renaissance by Leonie Gombrich

Norm and Form is the first volume of E.H. Gombrich's highly influential collected contributions to the study of Renaissance art and thought. Its 11 essays deal with some of the most fundamental questions of style, patronage, taste, working methods and theories of art, presented with the author's customary learning and lucidity. Required reading for all students of the Renaissance, these essays are sure to be enjoyed by all who wish to deepen their understanding of one of the most creative periods of Western art.

"Perhaps it is Professor Gombrich's wealth of wit, brilliance, and common sense which so commends his writings"—Yale Review

"Great learning is made enthralling by good writing."—Daily Telegraph

Sir Ernst Gombrich was one of the greatest and least conventional art historians of his age, achieving fame and distinction in three separate spheres: as a scholar, as a popularizer of art, and as a pioneer of the application of the psychology of perception to the study of art. His best-known book, The Story of Art - first published 50 years ago and now in its 16th edition - is one of the most influential books ever written about art. His books further include The Sense of Order (1979) and The Preference for the Primitive (2002), as well as a total of 11 volumes of collected essays and reviews.

Gombrich was born in Vienna in 1909 and died in London in November 2001. He came to London in 1936 to work at the Warburg Institute, where he eventually became Director from 1959 until his retirement in 1976. He won numerous international honours, including a knighthood, the Order of Merit and the Goethe, Hegel and Erasmus prizes.

Gifted with a powerful mind and prodigious memory, he was also an outstanding communicator, with a clear and forceful prose style. His works are models of good art-historical writing, and reflect his humanism and his deep and abiding concern with the standards and values of our cultural heritage.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780714823805
ISBN 10	0714823805
Title	Gombrich on the Renaissance
Author	Leonie Gombrich
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Phaidon Press Ltd
Year published	1994-01-01
Number of pages	308
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable