Michael Baxandall
Patterns of Intention
On the Historical Explanation of Pictures

Patterns of Intention On the Historical Explanation of Pictures

"Distinguished art historian Michael Baxandall here discusses the historical understanding of works of art: how we can discover the intentions of an artist living in a different time and culture and to what extent we can test and evaluate a historical interpretation of a picture. Analyzing in detail paintings by Picasso, Chardin, and Piero della Francesca, Baxandall shows how this inferential criticism sharpens our legitimate satisfaction in the art works themselves"--Publisher's description.
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