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First published in 1951 Arnold Hausers commanding work presents an account of the development and meaning of art from its origins in the Stone Age through to the Film Age.
Along with the traditional (old) disciplines that deal ex professo with the world of art - aesthetics, poetics, theory and philosophy of art - the discipline of sociology of art has emerged and developed strongly, especially in our century.
The book comes from the edition of the book "Museums of the World" and deals with the works of art stored in the Alte Pinakothek museum in Munich.
The author deals with questioning the perspective. From the usual consideration of perspective as an optical and symbolic problem, it enters a wider interdisciplinary intellectual structure typical of the contemporary approach to cultural problems.
The book - monograph comes from the "Museums of the World" book edition and deals with the art stored in the National Museum in Tokyo, the largest art museum in Japan and one of the largest art museums in the world.
The book brings interesting stories about the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, this gallery, despite modifications and changes, has preserved its original special character.