
Signed 'PAN'
Erwin Panofsky's (1892-1968) "The History of Art as a Humanistic Discipline" (Princeton, 1938)
B. Baert(Author)
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Published on 18. September 2020
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In 1935 Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968) was appointed the first
'permanent member' of the School of Humanistic Studies (now the School
of Historical Studies) at the Institute for Advanced Study in
Princeton. The famous institute was founded by the American educator
Abraham Flexner (1866-1959). This essay contributes to the
content and context of Panofsky's important lecture "The History of
Art as a Humanistic Discipline" from1938. The publication of that
lecture functioned as a manifesto written by an intellectual
emigre in a new American context. It is thanks to Panofsky
that the locus classicus of iconography, as Irving Lavin
(1927-2019) described the Institute for Advanced Study, received the
compelling arguments for an "art history that deserves to be counted
among the humanities." A close reading of the text and an analysis of
its impact can still teach us something about the origins
and development of the Art Historical field and Iconological Studies
today.
'permanent member' of the School of Humanistic Studies (now the School
of Historical Studies) at the Institute for Advanced Study in
Princeton. The famous institute was founded by the American educator
Abraham Flexner (1866-1959). This essay contributes to the
content and context of Panofsky's important lecture "The History of
Art as a Humanistic Discipline" from1938. The publication of that
lecture functioned as a manifesto written by an intellectual
emigre in a new American context. It is thanks to Panofsky
that the locus classicus of iconography, as Irving Lavin
(1927-2019) described the Institute for Advanced Study, received the
compelling arguments for an "art history that deserves to be counted
among the humanities." A close reading of the text and an analysis of
its impact can still teach us something about the origins
and development of the Art Historical field and Iconological Studies
today.
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English
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Leuven
Belgium
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Professional and scholarly
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978-90-429-4305-6 (9789042943056)
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