How to look at and understand great art. Episode 17, Signs - symbols, icons, and indexes in art
How to look at and understand great art. Episode 17, Signs - symbols, icons, and indexes in art
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Title from title frames.
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2011.
The richness of signs (signifiers) in art includes the use of symbols, icons, and indexes as they reveal layers of meaning. See how, in different historical eras, symbolic associations change over time, how icons visually represent a subject, and how indexes exhibit direct connections with the thing signified.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
1525756 Kanopy
Art--History.
Art appreciation.
Art.
Documentary films.
Title from title frames.
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2011.
The richness of signs (signifiers) in art includes the use of symbols, icons, and indexes as they reveal layers of meaning. See how, in different historical eras, symbolic associations change over time, how icons visually represent a subject, and how indexes exhibit direct connections with the thing signified.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
1525756 Kanopy
Art--History.
Art appreciation.
Art.
Documentary films.