Abstract
"Style" is a key concept in modern art history. Its rich implications and inherent contradictions, however, make its connotation ambiguous. By way of examining the birth, development and evolvement of this concept in art criticism, this paper tries to expose the meaning of style which shifts from "maniera" to "stile," and describe its constant transformation in the evolving history of style. The analysis in the paper shows that it is the rich connotation and evolution of style that makes the history of style a dominant paradigm in the construction of traditional Western art history, while the dilemma that the history of style is facing today may provide a point of departure in our rethinking of the construction of art history.
First Page
214
Last Page
224
Recommended Citation
Zhang, Ting. 2020. "A Methodological Exploration into the Conceptual History of Style as Key Concept in Art History." Theoretical Studies in Literature and Art 40, (5): pp.214-224. https://tsla.researchcommons.org/journal/vol40/iss5/1
