Paintings and the Past

This book is an exploration of how art-specifically paintings in the European manner-can be mobilized to make knowledge claims about the past.

Autorentext

Ivan Gaskell is Professor of Cultural History and Museum Studies at Bard Graduate Center, New York City. He is the author, co-author, editor, or co-editor of thirteen books, most recently Tangible Things: Making History through Objects (2015).

Zusammenfassung
This book is an exploration of how artspecifically paintings in the European mannercan be mobilized to make knowledge claims about the past.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Why Paintings? Why Art?

Chapter 2: The Puzzle of Meaning

Chapter 3: To Draw, to Paint

Chapter 4: Genius, a Warning

Chapter 5: Material Realities: Trompe l'oeil

Chapter 6: Paintings that Might or Might not be Art: Poland

Chapter 7: Paintings that Might or Might not be Art: China

Chapter 8: The Artist's Mark

Chapter 9: Conditions of Encounter

Chapter 10: A Painter's Tale