This volume examines the ways pictures are interpreted, discussing the practices of interpretation that inform the modern discipline of art history in contrast to those that prevailed in earlier periods. As an introductory text on the traditions and principles of interpretation, the book explores key methods and shows how the personalities and backgrounds of particular art historians have contributed to the character of their writings.
- ISBN10 0870236601
- ISBN13 9780870236600
- Publish Date 1 January 1989
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 October 2003
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Massachusetts Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 144
- Language English