The Challenges of Biographical Research in Art History Today

This volume brings together eleven authors from the fields of art history and archaeology. It provides a good compendium of materials for readers interested in the historiography of art history as a discipline. The contributions offer views on the problems of biographical research and discuss relevant issues of artists' biographies and the challenges of writing the history of art history. The texts in this collection will interest those who want to understand how the uses of history still affect the disciplines of art history and archaeology today.