Hans Belting
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Hans Belting (1935–2023) was a prominent German art historian and media theorist specializing in image science, contemporary art, and the Italian art of the Middle Ages and Renaissance. He held prestigious professorships at the Universities of Heidelberg, Munich, and Karlsruhe. Belting is noted for his work on 'Bild-Anthropologie' (Image Anthropology) and his research into the reception of images in religious contexts. He was a member of several scientific academies and received numerous honors, including the Balzan Prize in 2015.[1,2]
- image science
- media theory
- medieval art
- Renaissance art
- Bild-Anthropologie
Books
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Hiroshi Sugimoto: Theatres€289.00
Works by Hans Belting
- 2006 Hiroshi Sugimoto: Theatres Includes the essay 'The Theater of Illusion' by Hans Belting.
- 1981 Das Bild und sein Publikum im Mittelalter. Form und Funktion früher Bildtafeln der Passion
- 1990 Bild und Kult. Eine Geschichte des Bildes vor dem Zeitalter der Kunst
- 2001 Bild-Anthropologie. Entwürfe für eine Bildwissenschaft
- 2008 Florenz und Bagdad: eine westöstliche Geschichte des Blicks
- 2018 Ein Afrikaner in Paris. Léopold Sédar Senghor und die Zukunft der Moderne Co-authored with Andrea Buddensieg.
Awards
- 2015 Balzan Prize
- 2007 Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres