The book "Basic Concepts of Art History" is the main work of the author, to whom he devoted half his life. Using the example of works of the Renaissance and Baroque style, Heinrich Wölflin showed the image of modern art. From Gobbem to Reusdal, from Botticelli to Credi, from Michelagelo to Rembrandt and Rubens - it was the classical masters and their immortal creations, in his opinion, that gave impetus to the birth of modern art. What is linearity and picturesqueness? How to distinguish depth from plane? Is it possible to achieve absolute or relative clarity? Heinrich Wölflin answers these and other questions in the book "Basic Concepts of Art History," relying on such masterpieces as "Spring" by Botticelli, "Last Supper" by Da Vinci, "View of Delft" by Vermeer, "Night Watch" by Rembrandt and a number of great paintings.