An essay on iconographic analysis: relations between the theory of art and the archaeological method

Authors

  • Renan Belmonte Mazzola Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v37i4.27108

Keywords:

Michel Foucault, Erwin Panofsky, discourse, painting, body

Abstract

In this paper, we investigate the theory of art that subsidizes Michel Foucault's work and we analyze some aesthetic and historical aspects of anatomical disproportions in European painting. From the essay The words and images of Michel Foucault, it is possible to visualize the analytical method of Erwin Panofsky. The influence of the art historian on the French philosopher is evident in the phase of ‘iconological interpretation’ proposed by Panofsky, in which the cultural symptomatology finds its notorious place. This symptomatology is searched in the analysis we conducted on three European artists: Peter Paul Rubens, Sandro Botticelli and Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres.

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Author Biography

  • Renan Belmonte Mazzola, Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”
    Professor do Departamento de Linguística da Unesp/Araraquara e pesquisador do Grupo de Estudos em Análise do Discurso de Araraquara

Published

2015-10-01

Issue

Section

Linguistics

How to Cite

Mazzola, R. B. (2015). An essay on iconographic analysis: relations between the theory of art and the archaeological method. Acta Scientiarum. Language and Culture, 37(4), 413-421. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascilangcult.v37i4.27108

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