The Locus of Meaning in Medieval Art: Iconography, Iconology, and Interpreting the Visual Imagery of the Middle Ages

Authors

Lena Eva Liepe, University of Oslo

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Document Type

Monograph

Description

This book addresses the status and relevance of iconography and iconology in the contemporary scholarly study of medieval art. There is a widespread tendency among art historians today to regard the study of iconography and iconology in the tradition of Erwin Panofsky as an outmoded and trivial pursuit. Nonetheless, Panofsky’s three-level interpretative model sits firmly in the methodological toolkit of art history, and remains a common point of reference among adherents and adversaries alike. Iconography and iconology demands to be taken seriously as a feature of continued praxis in the discipline. The book contains a collection of essays on the validity of various approaches toward the interpretation of meaning in medieval art today. They aim to either demonstrate the continued usefulness of iconography and iconology as analytical strategies, or propose alternative approaches to the investigation of meaning in the art of the Middle Ages.

Publication Date

1-15-2019

Publisher

Medieval Institute Publications

City

Kalamazoo

ISBN

9781580443432

Keywords

Iconography; iconology; interpretation; meaning; medieval art

Disciplines

Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture | Medieval Studies

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Citation for Published Book

Liepe, Lena. The Locus of Meaning in Medieval Art: Iconography, Iconology, and Interpreting the Visual Imagery of the Middle Ages