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Erwin Panofsky

Highlights from Meaning in the Visual Arts and Studies in Iconology. Erwin Panofsky. Presented by Maryann Shaw March 2, 2010. Erwin Panofsky (1892 – 1968). Born in Hanover, Germany Moved to New York 1935 Iconographic approach to art Interpreted works through Symbolism History

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Erwin Panofsky

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  1. Highlights from Meaning in the Visual Arts and Studies in Iconology Erwin Panofsky Presented by Maryann Shaw March 2, 2010

  2. Erwin Panofsky(1892 – 1968) • Born in Hanover, Germany • Moved to New York 1935 • Iconographic approach to art • Interpreted works through • Symbolism • History • Social factors

  3. Meaning in the Visual Arts • Published in 1955 • Standard Reading for Students • Sections from other works • The Life and Art of Albrecht Dürer • Studies in Iconology

  4. A Work of Art Bedroom in Arles – Vincent Van Gogh c. 1888 Oil on Canvas • Aesthetic Experience • Intention of Creator • Environment • Time/Era

  5. Terms and Concepts The Pieta – Michelangelo c. 1499 Carved Marble • Iconography • Iconology • The Humanities • Value • Limitation • The Notion of Culture • Organic Situation

  6. Analyzing Art Mona Lisa – Leonardo Da Vinci c. 1506 Oil on Poplar • Art Connoisseur vs. Art Historian • Emphasis and explicitness • Aesthetic value • Intention • Art Theory • Subjectivity • Naïve Viewer

  7. Studies in Iconology • Published in 1939 • Discusses • Themes in renaissance art • Classical and medieval relations • Addresses 3 “layers” of art • Primary subject matter • Secondary subject matter • Intrinsic Meaning

  8. Primary Subject Matter The 3rd of May 1808 – Francisco Goya c. 1814 Oil on Canvas • Natural Subject Matter • Most basic understanding • Perception of form • The 3rd of May 1808 • Row of men shooting • Group of men being shot

  9. Secondary Subject Matter The 3rd of May 1808 – Francisco Goya c. 1814 Oil on Canvas • Conventional subject matter • Iconography • Cultural Knowledge • Environment • Historical happenings • The 3rd of May 1808 • Knowledge of Spanish History

  10. Intrinsic Meaning The 3rd of May 1808 – Francisco Goya c. 1814 Oil on Canvas • Iconology • Content • Artist’s personal history • Technical Abilities • Environment • The 3rd of May 1808 • Commemorate resistance • Focal figure mimicking crucifixion

  11. Reference • Panofsky, Erwin. (1982). Meaning in the visual arts. University Of Chicago Press. • Panofsky, Erwin. (1972). Studies in iconology. Westview Press. • Stokstad, Marilyn, Cateforis, David, & Addiss, Stephen. (2002). Art history. Prentice Hall.

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