"Vermeer's Wager stands at the intersection of art history and criticism, philosophy and museology. Using a familiar and celebrated painting by Johannes Vermeer as the basis for his argument, Ivan Gaskell explores what it might mean to know and use a work of art. He maintains th…
Vermeer's Wager stands at the intersection of art history and criticism, philosophy and museology. Using a familiar and celebrated painting by Johannes Vermeer as a case study, Ivan Gaskell explores what it might mean to know and use a work of art.
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A detailed history of the Boston Athenaeum's historic role in the founding of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
A detailed history of the Boston Athenaeum's historic role in the founding of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
This book coincides with an increase in the programming of live art elements in many galleries and museums. Traditional art history has, however, been wary of live art's interdisciplinarity and its tendency to encourage increased formal and conceptual risk taking. Time-based per…
