Baroque and the political language of formalism (1845-1945)
Subtitle: Burckhardt, Wölfflin, Gurlitt, Brinckmann, Sedlmayr
By: Evonne Levy
Contributors: Burckhardt, Jacob, 1818-1897, artist; Wölfflin, Heinrich, 1864-1945, artist; Gurlitt, Cornelius, 1850-1938, artist; Brinckmann, A. E. (Albert Erich), 1881-1958, artist; Sedlmayr, Hans, 1896-1984, artist
Publisher: Schwabe Verlag
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Basel
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9783796533969; 9783796533976
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Art historians; Biography; Formalism (Art); Baroque Art; Baroque Architecture
Description: "This study in intellectual history places the art historical concept of the Baroque amidst world events, political thought, and the political views of art historians themselves. Exploring the political biographies and writings on the Baroque (primarily its architecture) of five prominent Germanophone figures, Levy gives a face to art history, showing its concepts arising in the world. From Jacob Burckhardt's still debated 'Jesuit style' to Hans Sedlmayr's Reichsstil, the Baroque concepts of these German, Swiss and Austrian art historians, all politically conservative, and two of whom joined the Nazi party, were all took shape in reaction to immediate social and political circumstances"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.