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- Zeitsprünge : Forsc...
- Jahrgang 26
- Heft 1–2
- Ernst Kris und »Der...
- Autor(in)
- Erschienen
- 1. Juli 2022
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E-ISSN: 2751-515X
P-ISSN: 1431-7451
- DOI
- Seitenbereich
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158-183
- Zusammenfsg.
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Der Stil »Rustique« by Ernst Kris, published in 1926, was the first art historical study of the phenomenon of radically naturalistic tendencies in late Renaissance European art, especially the practice and use of casts from life. Protagonists of the investigation are the Nuremberg based goldsmith Wenzel Jamnitzer and the French potter Bernard Palissy, two outstanding artists in what was called »Kleinkunst« at Kris’ time – or »minor arts«. The introductory chapters of the highly original essay announce a contribution to a history of style, as it was established specifically by the Vianna School of art history. But in fact, the study goes far beyond this purpose by pointing at a fundamental rift within the aesthetic interests of late Renaissance and by detecting a deeply antithetical orientation within its fine arts: between naturalistic tendencies and classic ideals. Later authors appreciated Kris’ essay as an initial impulse for new perspectives in art history and Bildwissenschaften, primarily looking at systematic connections between fine arts and the upcoming new natural sciences. But such an often suggested immediate impact on the academic discipline of art history never existed, and this essay asks why Der Stil »Rustique« for decades did find a rather limited and indifferent resonance in the academic field.