Selected Lectures of Rudolf Wittkower
The Impact of Non-European Civilization on the Art of the West
Published on 25. August 1989
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-521-30508-2 (ISBN)
Description
Drawn from the unpublished lectures and notes of one of the modern giants of art history, this book presents the late Rudolf Wittkower's thoughts about the relation between European and non-European civilizations. In a series of stimulating and speculative essays, Wittkower considers the interrelationship between the East and the West from ancient to modern times. He shows the variety and compatability of Eastern and Western motifs, styles, and iconography. The book is comprehensive in scope, with painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts included in this broad examination of the artistic links between East and West.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
610 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-30508-2 (9780521305082)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Europe and the Near East - migrations and waves of penetration; Egypt and Europe; the obelisk - its role in architectural decoration and urban organization, its significance in the 17th and 18th centuries; hieroglyphics - the conceptual impact of Egypt from the 15th century onward, philological concerns in the 17th and 18th centuries; Piranesi's contribution to European Egyptomania; China and Europe - early connections, chinoiserie and the Anglo-Chinese garden; Europe, India and the Turks.