The Story of Art, by E. H. Gombrich
By Daniel Wahl
The Story of Art, by E. H. Gombrich. New York: Phaidon Press, 1995. 688 pp. $39.95 (paperback).
In his introduction to The Story of Art, E. H. Gombrich speaks of a trap that some people fall into after studying art history:
When they see a work of art they do not stay to look at it, but rather search their memory for the appropriate label. They may have h…
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