内容简介
"TheStoryofArt",oneofthebest-knownandbest-lovedbooksonarteverwritten,hasbeenaworldbestsellerforoverhalfacentury.ProfessorGombrich'sclearandengagingtextcombineswithhundredsoffull-colourillustrationstotracethehistoryofartinanunfoldingnarrative,fromprimitivecavepaintingstocontroversialartworksofthepresentday.
作者简介
SirErnstGombrich's(1909-2001)standingintheworldofartandhispopularitywithexpertsandavastgeneralreadershipalikeremainunrivalled.Hisbookshavebeentranslatedintomorethantwentylanguagesandmanytitleshavebecomeclassics.ErnstGombrichwasborninViennaandcametoEnglandin1936.HespentthelargerpartofhisworkinglifeattheUniversityofLondon'sWarburgInstitute,wherehewasDirectorfrom1959untilhisretirementin1976.His'retirement'sawthepublicationofnumerousbooks,reviews,andarticles,andtheconferringofmanyinternationalhonors,includingaknighthoodandtheOrderofMerit.In1994thecityofFrankfurtawardedhimtheGoethePrize.ProfessorGombrich'sbooksaremodelsofgoodart-historicalwriting,andreflecthisdeepandabidingconcernwiththestandardsandvaluesofourculturalheritage.