Meno formų, simbolių ir motyvų difuzijos problema R. Wittkowerio menotyrinėje koncepcijoje
The Problem of Diffusion of Art Forms, Symbols and Motifs in R. Wittkower’s Concept of Art Theory

Summary/Abstract: In this study the main attention is paid to the collected essays of Rudolf Wittkower (1901-1971) in the book “Allegory and the Migration of Symbols”, and Wittkower’s theory of diffusion of techniques, ideas, concepts and art forms all over the world. In the article the views of the precursors of diffusionism theory (F. Ratzel, L. Frobenius, F. Grabner, W. Schmidt) are consicely presented. Also, his system of interpretation of works of art are overviewed, in comparison with Panofsky’s one presented in “Studies in Iconology”. The fundamental principles of Wittkower’s art theory go back to the ideas of Aby Warburg, and are also related to the ideas of authors of comparativistic studies such as L. Courajodo, J. Strygowsky, J. Baltrušaitis.

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