
Canons and Values - Ancient to Modern
Ancient to Modern
Getty Publications (Publisher)
Published on 10. September 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
344 pages
978-1-60606-597-6 (ISBN)
Description
A century ago, all art was evaluated through the lens of European classicism and its tradition. This volume explores and questions the foundations of the European canon, offers a critical rethinking of ancient and classical art and interrogates the canons of cultures and regions that have often been left at the margins of art history. It underscores the historical and geographical diversity of canons and the local values underlying them.
Twelve international scholars consider how canons are constructed and contested, focusing on the relationship between canonical objects and the value systems that shape their hierarchies. Deploying an array of methodologies-including archaeological investigations, visual analysis and literary critique-the authors examine canon formation throughout the world, including Africa, India, East Asia, Mesoamerica, South America, ancient Egypt, classical Greece and Europe.
Global studies of art, which are dismantling the traditionally Eurocentric canon, promise to make art history more inclusive. To this end, this volume raises new questions about the importance of canons-including those from outside Europe-for the wider discipline of art history.
Twelve international scholars consider how canons are constructed and contested, focusing on the relationship between canonical objects and the value systems that shape their hierarchies. Deploying an array of methodologies-including archaeological investigations, visual analysis and literary critique-the authors examine canon formation throughout the world, including Africa, India, East Asia, Mesoamerica, South America, ancient Egypt, classical Greece and Europe.
Global studies of art, which are dismantling the traditionally Eurocentric canon, promise to make art history more inclusive. To this end, this volume raises new questions about the importance of canons-including those from outside Europe-for the wider discipline of art history.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Los Angeles
United States
Publishing group
Getty Trust Publications
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
30 color + 56 b/w illus, 1 table
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 177 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
998 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-60606-597-6 (9781606065976)
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Larry Silver is the Farquhar Professor Emeritus of Art History at the University of Pennsylvania.
Kevin Terraciano is professor of history and director of the Latin American Institute at the University of California,nLos Angeles, and cofounder of the Getty Research Institute's Digital Florentine Codex project.
Kevin Terraciano is professor of history and director of the Latin American Institute at the University of California,nLos Angeles, and cofounder of the Getty Research Institute's Digital Florentine Codex project.