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Iconography
The iconography of a painting is the imagery in it. The term comes from the Greek word ikon meaning image. An icon was originally a picture of Christ on a panel used as an object of devotion in the orthodox Greek Church from at least the seventh century on. Hence the term icon has come to be attached to any object or image that is outstanding or has a special meaning attached to it. An iconography is a particular range or system of types of image used by an artist or artists to convey particular meanings. For example in Christian religious painting there is an iconography of images such as the lamb which represents Christ, or the dove which represents the Holy Spirit. In the iconography of classical myth however, the presence of a dove would suggest that any woman also present would be the goddess Aphrodite or Venus, so the meanings of particular images can depend on context.
Tate | Glossary | Iconography iconography the iconography of a painting is the imagery in it. the term comes from the greek word ikon meaning image. an icon was originally a picture of christ on a panel used as an object of devotion in the orthodox greek church from at least the seventh century on.
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Self-Portrait, from The Iconography ¦ Anthony van Dyck ¦ Highlights ¦ Drawings and Prints ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works self-portrait, from the iconography date ca. 1630 medium etching; first state of seven dimensions 9 1/2 x 6 1/8 in. (24.1 x 15.6 cm) classification prints credit line bequest of mary stillman harkness, 1950 accession number 50.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/self_portrait_from_the_iconography_anthony_van_dyck/object [286 words]
Birth tray - The Triumph of Love - Victoria & Albert Museum - Search the Collections in store order this image summary more information map download pdf version the attribution of this birth tray to the workshop of apollonio di giovanni (ca.1416-1465) who realised similar birth trays with an identical iconography is still discussed as it is accepted by some scholars and refused by others. this birth tray shows a triumph of love, a subject matter derived from petrarch's i trionfi, a long poem that describes a series of allegorical triumphal processions,
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102229/birth-tray-the-triumph-of-love/ [3183 words]
Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792) ¦ Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) ¦ Highlights ¦ European Paintings ¦ within a period of social transition, their appeal is founded on the reassurance they offer of the perpetuity of lineage"; regards the birdcage as a symbol of childhood innocence that "betrays goya's interest in the iconography of the ages of man during this period". monique de beaucorps. la peinture espagnole . paris, 1990, p. 114, ill. p. 115 (color), suggests that the sense of forboding in this picture was a premonition by goya of the looming political crisis in spain that would effect aristocratic families like the altamiras;
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/manuel_osorio_manrique_de_zuniga_1784_1792_goya_francisco_ [5994 words]
Venus and the Lute Player ¦ Titian and Workshop ¦ Highlights ¦ European Paintings ¦ Collection Database ¦ Works of Art ¦ attribution to domenico tintoretto as well as her identification of the mma painting with the work formerly in the collection of joachim van sandrart. otto brendel. "the interpretation of the holkham 'venus'." art bulletin 28 (june 1946), pp. 65–75, fig. 1, discusses the iconography, finding that it is based on neoplatonism, specifically on the idea of the primacy of seeing and hearing as the two senses most suited to perceiving beauty. metropolitan museum of art bulletin 5 (november 1946), ill.
http://www.metmuseum.org/works_of_art/collection_database/all/venus_and_the_lute_player_titian_and_workshop/objectview.a [6051 words]
Theseus, Hero of Athens | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art while today the word "myth" is almost synonymous with "fiction," in antiquity, myth was an alternate form of reality. thus, the rise of theseus as the national hero of athens, evident in the evolution of his iconography in athenian art, was a result of a number of historical and political developments that occurred during the sixth and fifth centuries b.c. theseus's life represents that of a real person, one involving change and maturation.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/thes/hd_thes.htm [2337 words]
Art Glossary of Terms - Art Lexicon IA to IZ - The Art History Archive iconogenetics refers to the origins of images (or icons). an iconogenitor is the originator (generator) of an image. also see artist, creativity, iconocentrism, iconographer, iconoplast, memory, new, and originality. iconography, iconograph, iconographer - iconography is the pictorial representation of a subject, or the collected images (or icons) illustrating a subject — pictures, diagrams, etc. iconography can mean the description of representational works of art.
http://www.arthistoryarchive.com/arthistory/glossary/Art-Glossary-Terms-IA-IZ.html [1679 words]