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Three seminal works by Erwin Panofsky, all dating from his early years in Germany and all concerned explicitly with the theoretical bases of art history.   

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"The Concept of Artistic Volition," Critical Inquiry 8 (1981), pp. 17–33.  Translated by Kenneth J. Northcott and Joel Snyder.

"Reflections on Historical Time," Critical Inquiry 30 (2004), pp. 691–701.  Translated by Johanna Bauman.

"On the Relationship of Art History and Art Theory: Towards the Possibility of a Fundamental System of Concepts for a Science of Art," Critical Inquiry 35 (2008), pp. 43–71.  Translated by Katharina Lorenz and Jaś Elsner.