Table of Contents

1. Introduction: bo(a)rders; 2. Place and time: Kant in Rome c. 1800; 3. The genealogy of authority: Kant and art's history in the twentieth century; 4. The sublime is now (again): French theory/international art; 5. Kant's skull: portraits and the image of philosophy, c. 1790–1990.

Promotional Information

The first systematic study of Kant's reception of and influence on visual art and art history.

Reviews

'A disciplined book about specific events in art history.' Architectural Review 'Mark Cheetham's thorough and insightful new work investigates Kant's continuing influence on the visual arts, both in practice and as defined by the academic discipline of art history.' Journal of the History of Philosophy 'Cheetham's work is an erudite and highly reflexive contribution to Kant studies, an invigorating and revitalizing critical infusion.' German Studies Review