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Iconology

Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visual arts. Though Panofsky differentiated between iconology and iconography, the distinction is not very widely…

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In contrast to iconography

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Studies in iconology

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Iconology

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related to Further reading · 61
Iconology → Aims, Andreas Beyer, Art, Bemerkungen, Berlin, Charlotte Klonk, Critical Introduction, Culture, Die Kunst, Die Lesbarkeit, Downing, Eds, Ernst Gombrich, Erwin Panofsky, Geistes-Gegenwart, History, Hrsg, Iconography, Ideology, Ikonologie
related to Nuances · 32
Iconology → According, Arne Næss, As, Being, Creighton Gilbert, Dennise Bartelo, Evolution, For, For Imanishi, Freedom, French, Hans Sedlmayr, He, Ideology, If, Images, In, In Iconology, Instead, Jean-Michel Durafour
related to External links · 31
Iconology → Archived, Art, Art Historians, Cognitive Iconology, Cryptic Dimension, Encyclopedia, Ernst Gombrich, Erwin Panofsky's Iconology, Erwin Panofsky's Method, ErwinErwin Panofsky, Humanistic Themes, Ian Verstegen, Icon, ICONOGRAPHY, Iconography Versus Iconology, IconographyWorldmuseum Ikonography, ICONOLOGYDictionary, IconologyLorenzo Giulini, Jane Davison, Maria-Irina Popescu
related to In contrast to iconography · 12
Iconology → According, An, Erwin Panofsky, In, Interpreting, Moreover, Panofsky, Roelof, Straten, The, Warburg, Whereas
related to Studies in iconology · 8
Iconology → Barbara Baert, Belgium, Erwin Panofsky, It, Leuven, Peeters, Renaissance, Studies
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Iconology → method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, study of, title of a book by Erwin Panofsky on humanistic themes in the art of the Renaissance

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iconography art panofsky images interpretation visual erwin meaning work history pp themes historical term content use according iconic method panofsky's

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Iconologyis atitle of a book by Erwin Panofsky on humanistic themes in the art of the Renaissance0.90text
Iconologyrelated to External linksEncyclopedia0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksIconographyWorldmuseum Ikonography0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksICONOGRAPHY0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksICONOLOGYDictionary0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksArt Historians0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksPanofsky0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksErwinErwin Panofsky0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksStudies0.60section
Iconologyrelated to External linksHumanistic Themes0.60section

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