Ernst Gombrich: Iconology and the “linguistics of the image

This paper is a product of work in progress on understanding Ernst Gombrich’s Viennese roots and the paradox that despite being the world’s most famous art historian he had comparatively little impact on the practice of the discipline. It is argued that this was, in part, because he was a commentato...

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Main Author: Richard Woodfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Department of Art History, University of Birmingham 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Art Historiography
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Online Access:http://arthistoriography.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/woodfield.pdf