Portraiture in old Poland | Jan K. Ostrowski
- Wydawnictwo wawelskie
- Kod: 2712-001-0124
- 159,00 zł
- szt.
Portraiture in Old Poland – a New Book by Jan K. Ostrowski
This landmark book is the first English-language study to tackle its subject in depth. Written by one of Poland’s foremost art historians, it is an essential text for readers keen to look beyond the Western European art centres that have dominated art history since the inception of the discipline.
The book serves as an incisive exploration of the subject, yet also as a thought-provoking and often witty resource on how to approach art in general, with the author spotlighting several pitfalls that can mislead the researcher. Finally, he shows how context and rational deduction can help solve iconographic puzzles. The multi-faceted approach makes the book arguably unique in international literature on Polish portraiture.
Cover: Hardback
Pages: 508
Illustrations: 613
Format: 23x31 cm
Author: Jan K. Ostrowski
Translators: Nicholas Hodge, Sabina Potaczek-Jasionowicz
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