Sunday, March 22, 2009

What is iconology?

- the study of the meaning of works of visual art through the analysis of subject matter, symbolism and imagery, style and medium, and historical context

- the art of representing or illustrating by pictures, figures, images, etc

- the study of symbols, themes, and subject matter in the visual arts through the identification, description, classification, and definition of these elements

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