Art history traditionally classifies works of art by country as well as periodbut often political borders and cultural boundaries are highly complex andfluid. Q... » 

Art history traditionally classifies works of art by country as well as periodbut often political borders and cultural boundaries are highly complex andfluid. Questions of identity policy and exchange make it difficult todetermine the place of art and often the art itself results from theseconflicts of geography and culture. Addressing an important approach to arthistory Thomas DaCosta Kaufmanns book offers essays that focus on theintricacies of accounting for the geographical dimension of art history duringthe early modern period in Europe Latin America and Asia.Toward a Geography of Art presents a historical overview of thesecomplexities debates contemporary concerns and completes its exploration witha diverse collection of case studies. Employing the authors expertise in avariety of fields the book delves into critical issues such astransculturation of indigenous traditions mestizaje the artistic metropolisartistic diffusion transfer circulation subversion and center andperiphery. What results is a foundational study that establishes the geographyof art as a subject and forces us to reconsider assumptions about the place ofart that underlie the longstanding narratives of art history. «