This volume reflects Professor Gombrich´s lifelong interest in the social dymics that help to determine the course art takes. It discusses the role of supply and demand, the ´ecology´ of images, the idea of ´feedback´ as developing skills in turn stimulate new demands, and the use (or misuse) of images as historical evidence. These themes are exemplified in wide-ranging studies of both ´high´ and ´low´ art, from fresco painting, altar painting, the Intertiol Gothic Style and outdoor sculpture to doodles, pictorial instructions, caricature and political propaganda.
