Lecture 1: Introduction to the History of Art

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Topics Covered

  • Welcome to 'History of Art': Launching Lecture 1
  • Defining Art: A Complex Inquiry
  • The Role of Aesthetics in Art
  • Significance of Cultural Context in Art
  • Art Historical Research: Methods and Approaches
  • The Evolution of Art Criticism: Early Concepts
  • Formalism: Redefining Artistic Interpretation
  • The Birth of Contextualism in Art
  • Iconography in Art History: Decoding Visual Language
  • Materiality in Art: Why the Medium Matters

References

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  • Gombrich, E.H. (1995) The Story of Art. 16th edn. London: Phaidon Press.
  • Kant, I. (1790) Critique of Judgment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Merleau-Ponty, M. (1945) Phenomenology of Perception. Routledge.
  • Bell, C. (1914) Art. London: Chatto & Windus.
  • Said, E. (1978) Orientalism. New York: Vintage Books.
  • Ades, D. (1989) Art in Latin America. Yale University Press.
  • Panofsky, E. (1939) Studies in Iconology: Humanistic Themes in the Art of the Renaissance. New York: Harper & Row.
  • Nochlin, L. (1971) 'Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?' Art News, 69(1): 22-39.
  • Vasari, G. (1550) *Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects.*
  • Diderot, D. (1759-84) *Salon Articles* (published in various works).
  • Bell, C. (1914) *Art.* London: Chatto & Windus.
  • Fry, R. (1920) *Vision and Design.* London: Chatto.
  • Panofsky, E. (1955) *Meaning in the Visual Arts.*
  • Warburg, A. (2016) *Images from the Region of the Pueblo Indians of North America.*
  • Panofsky, E. (1939) Studies in Iconology. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  • Saussure, F. (1916) Course in General Linguistics. Paris: Payot.
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