Central Academy of Fine Arts
School of Humanities, Department of Art History and Theory
China · Bachelor's/Master's/PhD
The Department of Art History and Theory at the School of Humanities, Central Academy of Fine Arts, is a pioneer in higher education for Chinese art history and theory. Renowned for its systematic teaching and research in Chinese art history, it has a deep scholarly tradition in landscape painting history, painting theory, and calligraphy and painting authentication.
学术历史
The art history and theory department at CAFA was established in the 1950s by scholars including Wang Xun and Jin Weinuo, making it the first institution in China to build a higher education system for art history and theory. Scholars such as Xue Yongnian and Shao Yan have produced important works on landscape painting history. CAFA's humanities disciplines have developed a complete bachelor's-master's-doctoral training system in art historical methodology, Chinese painting history, and calligraphy and painting authentication, establishing the academy as a scholarly stronghold in Chinese art historiography.
当前状态
The School of Humanities encompasses the Department of Art History and Theory, the Department of Cultural Heritage Studies, and other divisions. It offers specializations in Chinese art history, Western art history, art theory, and calligraphy and painting authentication. The school hosts a doctoral program in fine arts and operates the Art History and Theory Research Center. It regularly organizes academic lectures and international scholarly symposia.
实验室 / 研究中心
关键人物
Xue Yongnian
Professor, PhD Supervisor
Senior professor at the School of Humanities, Central Academy of Fine Arts, and a renowned art historian and theorist. He specializes in Chinese art history and calligraphy and painting authentication, and is the author of Studies on Hua Yan and Textual Research on the Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou. He enjoys an eminent scholarly reputation in the field of Chinese art history.
Yin Jinan
Professor, PhD Supervisor
Professor at the School of Humanities, Central Academy of Fine Arts, and a distinguished art historian known for his evidential use of images methodology. He has made significant contributions to the study of ancient Chinese painting history and archaeological art research.
标志性成果
- Wang Xun's Chinese Art History is a foundational textbook for the discipline of Chinese art history
- Landscape painting history research by Xue Yongnian and other scholars holds authoritative status in the field
- CAFA is one of the first institutions in China to establish a doctoral program in fine arts
学术资源
证据
排名
Ministry of Education Fourth Round Discipline Assessment (2017) #Fine Arts A+ (highest national rating) (2017)
出处：Ministry of Education Fourth Round Discipline Assessment (2017) →师资
The School of Humanities has a large faculty covering Chinese art history, Western art history, art theory, and other directions
知名：Xue Yongnian、Yin Jinan
研究产出
Faculty members of the School of Humanities publish extensively in core journals such as Art Research and the Palace Museum Academic Quarterly, and lead multiple National Social Science Fund art projects
就业去向
Graduates pursue careers in: university teaching and research in art history; curatorial and research positions at art museums and museums; cultural artifact authentication and preservation institutions; publishing houses and art media; and auction houses
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