重探姜丹书《美术史》写作的历史价值

Reexamination on Historical Value of Jiang Danshu's Art History

姜丹书的《美术史》作为近代以来中国人编纂的第一部美术史著作,以通用教科书的形式进一步框定了“美术”的概念和范围,对同时代及后世美术史著作的撰写具有重要的借鉴价值。《美术史》的意义和价值不仅体现于“开山之作”的头衔,更重要的是姜丹书摒弃了中国传统画论的写作模式,从世界美术的格局中定位中国美术的地位和价值,开启了具有现代意义的美术史写作。

Jiang Danshu's Art History,as the first art history work compiled by the Chinese scholar since modern times,further defines the concept and scope of“art”in the form of a general textbook,and has important reference value for contemporary and future art history works.The significance and value of Art History are not only reflected in the title of“pioneering work”,but more importantly,Jiang Danshu abandoned the writing mode of traditional Chinese painting theory and positioned the status and value of Chinese art from the perspective of world art,opening up a modern writing of art history.