A Window on the World: From Durer to Mondrian and Beyond

Through more than 200 works, the representation and pictorial meaning of the window in Western art. Through more than 200 works from private collections and museums from all over the world, this book seeks to analyze the gradual changes which have occurred in the representation and pictorial meaning of the window.Marco Franciolli is director of the Museo Cantonale d�Arte and Museo d�Arte, Lugano. Giovanni Iovane is professor of contemporary art history at the Accademia di Brera, Milano. Sylvie Wuhrmann is director of Fondation de l�Hermitage, Lausanne.