Physiognomik und Ausdruckstheorie der Renaissance
Subtitle: der Einfluss charakterologischer Lehren auf Kunst und Kunsttheorie des 15. und 16. Jahrhunderts
By: Ulrich Reisser.
Series: Beiträge zur Kunstwissenschaft,; Bd. 69
Publisher: Scaneg
Published: 1997
Place of publication: München
Language: ger
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Physiognomy.; Physiognomy in art.; Characters and characteristics in art.; Art, Renaissance -- Philosophy.
Other titles: Physiognomik und Ausdruckstheorie
Description: The focus of this work is on the doctrine of physiognomy in the Renaissance and its place in both art history and the history of science. An analysis is made of the illustrated texts on physiognomy that appeared for the first time in the Renaissance, examining the influence of these works on the artists and art theory of the time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-346) and index.
Originally presented as the author's thesis--Munich, 1994.