Background
John Onians was born on February 6, 1942, Chalfont St. Skes, England, United Kingdom. He is the son of the distinguished classicist, Richard Broxton Onians.
The Old Schools, Trinity Ln, Cambridge CB2 1TN, United Kingdom
Onians attended Trinity College at Cambridge University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963.
Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 0RN, United Kingdom
Onians graduated from Courtauld Institute, London in 1965.
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Onians completed his Ph.D. at Warburg Institute, London in 1968.
(For all those interested in the relationship between idea...)
For all those interested in the relationship between ideas and the built environment, John Onians provides a lively illustrated account of the range of meanings that Western culture has assigned to the Classical orders.
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1988
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In this highly original inquiry, John Onians argues that the study of classical art opens a unique window into the intellectual and imaginative lives of the Greeks and Romans for whom it was produced. Onians`s sweeping account, ranging from the Greek Dark Ages to the Christianization of Rome, focuses on the impact upon ancient peoples of a constantly changing physical environment.
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1999
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The present volume gathers together a selection of the editorials, articles, conference papers and essays, through which he has furthered his own attempts to renew art history and participated in those of others.
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2006
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This provocative book offers a fascinating account of neuroarthistory, one of the newest and most exciting fields in the human sciences.
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2007
(A bold revision of the history of European art told throu...)
A bold revision of the history of European art told through the lens of neuroscience Ambitious and much anticipated, this book celebrates the value of recent neuroscientific discoveries as tools for art-historical analysis.
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2016
John Onians was born on February 6, 1942, Chalfont St. Skes, England, United Kingdom. He is the son of the distinguished classicist, Richard Broxton Onians.
Onians attended Trinity College at Cambridge University and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963. He also graduated from Courtauld Institute, London in 1965. Onians completed his Ph.D. at Warburg Institute, London in 1968.
John Onians taught at the University of East Anglia from 1971 to 2007. His interests range from the close analysis of Italian Renaissance Architecture and Greek and Roman Art to experimentation with broad approaches to art as a worldwide phenomenon, such as art geography. Most recently he has explored the use of neuroscience for the study of art-related behaviors, pioneering neuroarthistory, neuroarchaeology, neuroanthropology, and neuromuseology. His books include Bearers of Meaning. The Classical Orders in Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the Renaissance (1988) and Classical Art and the Cultures of Greece and Rome (1999). He was a founding editor of the journal Art History (1978-88) and he edited the first Atlas of World Art (2004). He is currently writing a Neuroarthistory of Europe.
(A bold revision of the history of European art told throu...)
2016(For all those interested in the relationship between idea...)
1988(The present volume gathers together a selection of the ed...)
2006(In this highly original inquiry, John Onians argues that ...)
1999(This provocative book offers a fascinating account of neu...)
2007Onians is married to Elisabeth De Bieure since July 27, 1968. They have two children, Isabelle and Charles.