Iconology - Finestre sull'Arte

History of art criticism: Aby Warburg and the origins of iconology

Thegreater the strength of the artist, the more accomplished form the predicate has, the weaker that predicate is, the more undeveloped the subject expressed in a periphrasis. So wrote the German art historian Aby Warburg (Hamburg, 1866 - 1929, real ...
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Studies in Iconology - by Erwin Panofsky

With Aby Warburg we have opened up a broader horizon in the field of art criticism, or rather, a new vision of iconology, for if previously the latter was defined simply as the study of subjects associated with themes and concepts, it is now configur...
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The revival of ancient paganism - by Aby Warburg

The book we are presenting today, The Revival of Ancient Paganism by Aby Warburg marked a turning point in Darte criticism and brought a new method to the field of iconography, as it moved from being a study of subjects associated with themes and con...
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