
In 1611 Cesare Ripa published the highly influential text Iconologia, a kind of recipe book detailing the symbols artists could use in painting various themes. It was a bit of a ready-reckoner of emblems allowing artists to narrate complex stories and ideas using symbols which were easily recognised and understood by the viewer. The visual image played a different role
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Posted by carole on Jan 03, 2012
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16th century female artists, Allegory of art, As artist, At the easel, Introspection, Mirror, Painted with a palette, Self-portrait conventions, Self-reflection, Theme, Women artists Tags: allegory, Allegory of art, allegory of painting, Artemisia Gentileschi, artist, Cesare Ripa, emblem, female self-portraiture, figura della artista, iconologia, Johannes Vermeer, mythogical symbols, painting, reflection, self-portrait, Self-reflection, symbolism in art, The Allegory of Faith, women, women artist, Women artists, women's self-portraits • Comment feed RSS 2.0 - Read this post
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