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iconography

In art history, a way to classify works of art with reference to its subject matter, themes, and symbolism, rather than style. Iconographic study can also be used when analysing the style of a work. Attaching significance to symbols can help to identify subject matter (for example, a saint holding keys usually represents St Peter) and makes it possible to place a work of art in its historical context. The pioneer of this approach was the German art historian Erwin Panofsky.



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In another tableau, Mary's head is framed by a round window, a whimsical allusion to the haloes ubiquitous in icon paintings.
Cynthia Cotten This Is the Stable by Auger, Tanya D. / The Horn Book Magazine
There is a growing interest in icons and icon painting, amongst people of all denominations and people of no faith.
Window to another reality by Gundersen, Eva Riise / For A Change
German critic Claudia Jolles has characterized Bulatov's interest as the "energy" behind the scene he paints; that "the visible world is little more than a momentary disturbance in the light radiating from the picture" puts him closer to icon painting (or to Suprematism) than to Pop art.
Socialist realism: from Stalin to Sots by Hoberman, J. / Artforum International
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