Alle origini del simbolismo medievale

In the Middle Ages, the dimension of the imaginary often confu-sed the perception of reality with a process of abstraction. In this way, the representation of a cathedral could at the same time be the very idea of the cathedral. The imaginary was part of the field of representation not as sim-ple re...

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Main Author: Giancarlo Germanà Bozza
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Language:English
Published: Dipartimento di Comunicazione e Didattica dell'Arte 2023-12-01
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Online Access:https://papireto.accademiadipalermo.it/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Papireto-2-2023-pp-203-212.pdf
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description In the Middle Ages, the dimension of the imaginary often confu-sed the perception of reality with a process of abstraction. In this way, the representation of a cathedral could at the same time be the very idea of the cathedral. The imaginary was part of the field of representation not as sim-ple reproduction but as the transposition of an internal dimension. In art, as in literature, real representations are often used to evoke imaginary con-cepts. The dimension of the imaginary was accompanied by that of the symbolic, which consisted in the reference of the object considered to an implied, historical and ideal system of values.
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spellingShingle Giancarlo Germanà Bozza
Alle origini del simbolismo medievale
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simbolismo
iconografia
title Alle origini del simbolismo medievale
title_full Alle origini del simbolismo medievale
title_fullStr Alle origini del simbolismo medievale
title_full_unstemmed Alle origini del simbolismo medievale
title_short Alle origini del simbolismo medievale
title_sort alle origini del simbolismo medievale
topic medioevo
simbolismo
iconografia
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