The Germans and Their Art
Author | : Hans Belting |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 1998-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0300076169 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780300076165 |
Rating | : 4/5 (165 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Germans and Their Art written by Hans Belting and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focuses on the attitudes Germans have towards their art from the Romantic period to the present, and discusses the ways they have tried to find their identity as a nation through this art. Belting proposes that German art criticism is divided by opposing ideologies and contradictions.