History of Art

Meaning in the Visual Arts

2026-04-14 • Zhang Lihua

Meaning in the Visual Arts serves as the definitive introduction to Panofsky’s methodological rigour. This collection of essays acts as…

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Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation

2026-04-09 • Zhang Lihua

First published in 1960 and based on the A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, Art and Illusion is arguably…

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Symbolic Images: Studies in the Art of the Renaissance

2026-04-09 • Zhang Lihua

Published in 1972, Symbolic Images is the second volume in Sir Ernst Gombrich’s influential series of “Studies in the Art…

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The Story of Art

2026-04-09 • Zhang Lihua

The Story of Art (1950) by E. H. Gombrich is one of the most widely read introductions to Western art…

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