Millard Meiss, American Art History, and Conservation: From Connoisseurship to Iconology and Kulturgeschichte

A member of the art history generation from the golden age of the 1920s and 1930s, Millard Meiss (1904–1975) developed a new and multi-faceted methodological approach.

This book lays the foundation for a reassessment of this key figure in post-war American and international art history. The book analyses his work alongside that of contemporary art historians, considering both those who influenced him and those who were receptive to his research. Jennifer Cooke uses extensive archival material to give Meiss the critical consideration that his extensive and important art historical, restoration and conservation work deserves.

This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, historiography and heritage management and conservation.

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Millard Meiss, American Art History, and Conservation: From Connoisseurship to Iconology and Kulturgeschichte

A member of the art history generation from the golden age of the 1920s and 1930s, Millard Meiss (1904–1975) developed a new and multi-faceted methodological approach.

This book lays the foundation for a reassessment of this key figure in post-war American and international art history. The book analyses his work alongside that of contemporary art historians, considering both those who influenced him and those who were receptive to his research. Jennifer Cooke uses extensive archival material to give Meiss the critical consideration that his extensive and important art historical, restoration and conservation work deserves.

This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, historiography and heritage management and conservation.

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Millard Meiss, American Art History, and Conservation: From Connoisseurship to Iconology and Kulturgeschichte

Millard Meiss, American Art History, and Conservation: From Connoisseurship to Iconology and Kulturgeschichte

by Jennifer Cooke
Millard Meiss, American Art History, and Conservation: From Connoisseurship to Iconology and Kulturgeschichte

Millard Meiss, American Art History, and Conservation: From Connoisseurship to Iconology and Kulturgeschichte

by Jennifer Cooke

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Overview

A member of the art history generation from the golden age of the 1920s and 1930s, Millard Meiss (1904–1975) developed a new and multi-faceted methodological approach.

This book lays the foundation for a reassessment of this key figure in post-war American and international art history. The book analyses his work alongside that of contemporary art historians, considering both those who influenced him and those who were receptive to his research. Jennifer Cooke uses extensive archival material to give Meiss the critical consideration that his extensive and important art historical, restoration and conservation work deserves.

This book will be of interest to scholars in art history, historiography and heritage management and conservation.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780429640650
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 09/28/2020
Series: Studies in Art Historiography
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 240
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Jennifer Cooke is a researcher in History of Art Criticism and Museum Studies at the University of Turin.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1. Two Generations of American Connoisseurs

2. The Far Side of the Moon: Erwin Panofsky’s Iconology

3. Kulturgeschichte or Social History of Art?

4. The Technical Study of Art

5. Italian "Meiss-Fortunes"

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