"Visusalization argues for the importance of using traditional humanistic methodologies for the interpretation of graphical images (bargraphs, pie charts, network diagrams, etc.)"--
This volume assesses how current approaches to iconology and iconography break new ground in understanding the signification and reception of medieval images, both in their own time and in the modern world.Framed by critical essays that apply explicitly historiographical and soc…
"Essentials of Visual Interpretation teaches students to talk and write critically about visual media and to examine how evolving visual environments, media, and technologies affect human self-understanding and culture formation. Lively and accessibly written chapters provide a …
Perché alcune immagini diventano famose e altre no, perché ci catturano, stupiscono, ipnotizzano: come funzionano? Figure ci accompagna nella bottega di pittori, fotografi, registi, da Raffaello a Stanley Kubrick, rivoluzionando il nostro modo di guardare. Spesso, davanti a un q…
This book develops a new theory for the understanding of Roman pictorial art. By treating Roman art as a semantic system it establishes a connection between artistic forms and the ideological messages contained within. The history of Roman art traditionally followed the model of…
"Drawings and sequential images are so pervasive in contemporary society that we may take their understanding for granted. But how transparent are they really and how universally are they understood? Combining recent advances from linguistics, cognitive science and clinical psyc…