iconology
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- noun
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɑlədʒi/
- Specialized
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iconología
- In her thesis, she explored the iconology of Renaissance paintings and their symbolic representations.
Examples
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Along similar lines, Hans Belting, a senior scholar of medieval and modern art, has recently joined the call for a new kind of history of the visual, a new approach to iconology based on rethinking the relation of the "body" to the "image," and one that also encompasses non-Western art.
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In Studies in Iconology, he conceded that medieval attributes and features frequently "clung" to the new, archaeologically correct image of the Renaissance.
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As the students' knowledge grows, we integrate basic Christian iconology. For example, the children will learn the elements of a crucifixion and will be asked to produce one based on what they have learned, copying from traditional images as well.
Blog text (15) -
Studies in Iconology, which Erwin Panofsky opened by recounting that on seeing him on the street, an acquaintance had lifted his hat.
Academic text (2004) -
One aim of this essay is to address the issue of interpretations of nineteenth-century art by considering the limits of certain interpretative methods associated with iconography and iconology.
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The idea of landscape as visual exegesis not only renders isolating iconology and the primacy of a textual source dubious but also challenges the prejudice of seeing the landscape as a neutral ground in which only the figures carry meaning.
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The professor lectured on iconology, explaining how visual images convey cultural and political meanings.
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Understanding iconology allows us to analyze artworks in their historical and social contexts.
Synonyms
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Images and symbols used to show ideas about a person, group, or movement and the study of them
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The study or use of symbols that show ideas
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word iconology breaks into two parts: icon- from Greek eikon meaning 'image', like the English word icon, and -logy meaning 'study'. So iconology is the 'study of images' and how they carry meaning in art and politics.