For Winckelmann, the beauty of art transcends time and space, which is why it is so important that we have the right tools to understand it. These pages, first published in Dresden in 1764, are a completely new journey through the continuity of art in different civilisations. They examine artistic forms of expression in antiquity based on the idea that, like life, they have undergone a process of evolution. He touches on the Egyptians, Etruscans, Persians and Romans, pausing to analyse in depth the art of the Greeks, which offered a completely new perspective on the continuity of art across different civilisations.
ISBN: 9788413846620