Art History

“An impressive collection of essays unified by a common enterprise-to present alternatives to the commonsense (but extremely problematic) understanding of art history. Compelling Visuality mounts a powerful critique of the ‘history’ in art history.” Norman Bryson, author of Looking at the Overlooked: Four Essays on Still Life Painting

The contributors take up the often unexplored question of how one’s experience, when confronted with Renaissance or Baroque works, survives the vicissitudes of time and itself becomes an important element of interpretation. International and interdisciplinary, this volume conducts readers into an ongoing discussion of the value and significance of personal response to works of art.

Contributors: F. R. Ankersmit, Mieke Bal, Oskar Bätschmann, Georges Didi-Huberman, Michael Ann Holly, Donald Preziosi, Renée van de Vall.

Claire Farago is professor of art history at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Robert Zwijnenberg is professor of art history in relation to the development of science and technology at the University of Maastricht.

University of Minnesota Press
Printed in U.S.A.
Cover design by Mariah Corrigan