Sir Ernst Hans Josef Gombrich era uno storico dell'arte di origine austriaca che trascorse la maggior parte della sua carriera nel Regno Unito. Celebre per i suoi contributi alla critica e alla storia dell'arte, Gombrich scrisse numerose opere influenti che esploravano l'evoluzione e l'interpretazione delle tradizioni artistiche. La sua erudizione gli valse un ampio riconoscimento, inclusi i titoli di Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) e membro dell'Order of Merit (OM).
Lo stile di scrittura di Gombrich univa il rigore accademico all'accessibilità, rendendo i complessi concetti di storia dell'arte comprensibili a un vasto pubblico. Le sue opere spesso esaminavano le dimensioni psicologiche e culturali dell'arte, colmando il divario tra l'analisi accademica e l'apprezzamento pubblico. Durante tutta la sua carriera, mantenne un impegno verso la chiarezza e la precisione, affermandosi come un'autorità di primo piano nel suo campo. Gombrich morì nel 2001, lasciando in eredità un patrimonio di contributi significativi al discorso storico-artistico.
Studies in the Art of the Renaissance Books
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Norm and Form: On the Renaissance 1
1966
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Gombrich on the Renaissance, Volume II: Symbolic Images
1972
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The Heritage of Apelles
1976
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New Light On Old Masters
1986
Libri di non-fiction
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The Story of Art
1950
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Meditations on a Hobby Horse: And Other Essays on the Theory of Art
1963
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In Search of Cultural History
1969
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Myth & Reality in German War-time Broadcasts
1970
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Art, Perception, and Reality (With: Max Black, Julian E. Hochberg)
1972
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Art History And The Social Sciences
1975
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Means and Ends: Reflections on the History of Fresco Painting
1976
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The Sense of Order
1979
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Nature and Art as Needs of the Mind
1981
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The Image and the Eye: Further Studies in the Psychology of Pictorial
1982
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Aby Warburg (With: Fritz Saxl)
1983
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Reflections on the History of Art: Views and Reviews (With: Richard Woodfield)
1987
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A Games: Sixty Years of Design.
1990
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A Lifelong Interest (With: Didier Eribon)
1991
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Topics of our Time: Twentieth-century issues in learning and in art
1991
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Critical Thinking Skills
1995
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Shadows: The Depiction of Cast Shadows in Western Art
1995
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The Uses of Images: Studies in the Social Function of Art and Visual Communication
1999
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The Preference for the Primitive: Episodes in the History of Western Taste & Art
2002
The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts Books
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The Art Of Sculpture (By: Herbert Read)
1956
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Art and Illusion: A Study in the Psychology of Pictorial Representation
1960
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Mnemosyne: The Parallel Between Literature And The Visual Arts (By: Mario Praz)
1970
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The Use And Abuse Of Art (By: Jacques Barzun)
1974
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Imago Dei (By: Jaroslav Pelikan)
1990
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The Mediation Of Ornament (By: Oleg Grabar)
1992
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Pictures Of Nothing: Abstract Art Since Pollock (By: Kirk Varnedoe)
2006
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Last Looks, Last Books: Stevens, Plath, Lowell, Bishop, Merrill (By: Helen Vendler)
2010
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The Moment Of Caravaggio (By: Michael Fried)
2010
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Picasso And Truth: From Cubism To Guernica (By: T.J. Clark)
2013
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Bosch And Bruegel: From Enemy Painting To Everyday Life (By: Joseph Leo Koerner)
2016
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Chinese Painting And Its Audiences (By: Craig Clunas)
2017
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Restoration: The Fall Of Napoleon In The Course Of European Art, 1812-1820 (By: Thomas Crow)
2018
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Brutal Aesthetics: Dubuffet, Bataille, Jorn, Paolozzi, Oldenburg (By: Hal Foster)
2020
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The Thief Who Stole My Heart: The Material Life Of Sacred Bronzes From Chola India, 855–1280 (By: Vidya Dehejia)
2021
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Twelve Caesars: Images Of Power From The Ancient World To The Modern (By: Mary Beard)
2021
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Chinese Art And Dynastic Time (By: Hung Wu)
2022
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On Quality In Art: Criteria Of Excellence, Past And Present (By: Jakob Rosenberg)
2023
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The Villa: Form And Ideology Of Country Houses (By: James S. Ackerman)
2023
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Visionary And Dreamer: Two Poetic Painters: Samuel Palmer And Edward Burne-jones (By: David Cecil)
2023
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The Eternal Present, Volume Ii: The Beginnings Of Architecture (By: Sigfried Giedion)
2023
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Of Divers Arts (By: Naum Gabo)
2023
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Horace Walpole (By: Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis)
2023
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Giorgio Vasari: The Man And The Book (By: Thomas Sherrer Ross Boase)
2023
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Cézanne And America: Dealers, Collectors, Artists, And Critics, 1891-1921 (By: John Rewald)
2023
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Painting As An Art (By: Richard Wollheim)
2023
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Only Connect: Art And The Spectator In The Italian Renaissance (By: John K.G. Shearman)
2023
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Gold, Silver, And Bronze: Metal Sculpture Of The Roman Baroque (By: Jennifer Montagu)
2023
Little Histories Books
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A Little History of the World
1936
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A Little History of Philosophy (By: Nigel Warburton)
2011
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A Little Book of Language (By: David Crystal)
2012
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A Little History of Science (By: William F. Bynum)
2012
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A Little History of Literature (By: John Sutherland)
2013
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A Little History of the United States (By: James West Davidson)
2015
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A Little History of Religion (By: Richard Holloway)
2016
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A Little History of Economics (By: Niall Kishtainy)
2017
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A Little History of Archaeology (By: Brian M. Fagan)