The Influence of Images on Western Heritage Conservation——From Architectural Drawings and Landscape Paintings
This paper makes out the development process of western architectural images related to cultural heritage,including architectural drawings,which consist of architectural book illustrations,measured drawings and pattern books,and architectural landscape paintings.They represent two tendencies of architectural art from architects and painters,that the architectural drawings are scientific expression and documentation of architecture and pursue the order and uniform style and ideal schema of architecture,while architectural landscape paintings are relatively faithful depiction of what the building really looks like and pursue the authenticity and diversity of architecture.Afterwards following the representative figures and cases of the western architectural heritage protection in the 19th century,it is confirmed that the two tendencies respectively shaped and promoted.the formation of the two protection concepts of"Restoration"and"Conservation".This paper traces the development of western heritage protection concepts from the perspective of images,in order to provide some references for the protection of architectural heritage in China today.