Product Description

Unique in its approach, by applying the different theories used in art history to one painting, Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon An ideal text for teaching, it provides a lively and stimulating introduction to methodological debates within the subject Offers a lucid account of approaches from Hegel to post-colonialism by explaining the philosophical and political assumptions behind each approach using clear examples Offers a sense of art history's own history as a discipline, from its emergence in the late-eighteenth century to contemporary practices

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #115738 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

About the Author
Michael Hatt is Head of Research at the Yale Center for British Art and Visiting Professor in the School of History of Art, Film and Visual Media, Birkbeck College, University of London Charlotte Klonk is Lecturer in Art History at the University of Warwick

Customer Reviews

Good collection of essays on the history of art history
Had to buy this book for my course. I don't hate this book, but I don't love it either... if you are new to art history then this book is for you.