About the Author

Robert Rosenblum (1927–2006) was professor of modern European art at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts and curator of twentieth-century art at the Guggenheim Museum. His books include The Dog in Art: From Rococo to Post-Modernism; Modern Painting and the Northern Romantic Tradition: Friedrich to Rothko; and Cubism and Twentieth Century Art.

Reviews

"Exceptional in the acuity of its perceptions and the lucidity of its style, Rosenblum's volume of essays is a signal contribution to the understanding and enjoyment of late eighteenth-century art."--Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism