55 Books for Art Historians. Key Ideas in Art History

This book provides a detailed analysis of key ideas and concepts in art history from Aristotle, G. Vasari, H. Wölfflin, W. Benjamin, M. Heidegger, U. Eco, and many others. This work is an ideal reference book for anyone who wants... not only to know and understand world art but also to navigate through names, eras, ideas, and theories of art history. The structure of the texts in this book allows readers not only to get acquainted with the most significant philosophers and art historians but also to learn how their ideas differed from one another, who inspired them, whom they debated with, and how they thought. Highlighting key ideas, references to authors writing in the same vein, a listing of works, and main theses—all of this makes the book "55 Books for Art Historians" an indispensable assistant for everyone studying art.