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Formal and symbolic analysis in art – 2 courses package: art analysis + iconography

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Learn about symbolic analysis and formal analysis of art.

The 2 courses package includes the online courses: Analysing art and Iconography (of the Saints).

Language: English

Also available in Español.


Why are these 2 types of analysis important in art?

Formal analysis of works of art and symbolic analysis complement each other.

Formal and interpretive analysis

Formal analysis allows you to identify the structuring elements of a work of art.

Its composition, elements present, production techniques.

It also allows us to interpret its meaning, characters, framing in aesthetic currents and artistic movements.

formal and symbolic analysis in art

In this detail of a painting by Thomas the brushstrokes and colors are closely related to the period and artistic current and reflect the nostalgia of the portrayed. Mrs. Sheridan.

Symbolic analysis and iconography

The symbolic analysis of art allows us to decode the symbols and representations that allow us to identify the characters or scenes represented.

The symbolic analysis is particularly important in relation to works of art produced within the framework of Western Christian art.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria - symbolic analysis in art

In this representation we can identify St. Catherine of Alexandria through her iconographic attributes.

The book, the palm, the toothed wheel symbolizing her martyrdom.

If we don’t know these attributes and how to decode them through symbolic analysis of art we would hardly know what the artist intended to represent.


 

The course package fee includes access 24 hours / day for unlimited time to:

  • Lessons for each theme of the programs
  • Downloadable e-books
  • Links to articles, videos and websites
  • Analysis of practical examples
  • Assessment (1 final questionnaire per course)
  • Certificate (1 certificate per course).

General objectives of Symbolic analysis and formal analysis 2 courses package

 Course 1 – Analysing art

Analysing art online course
This course aims to lay the foundation for the art analysis , focusing more directly on painting, but also exploring the art analysis of sculpture and architecture.

Course 2 – Iconography

symbolic analysis in art

At the end of the course Iconography of the Saints, the participants will be able to apply methods of iconographic analysis in art and recognise symbols and attributes of the Saints, through practical exercises and other resources for future use.

They will be able to apply symbolic analysis methods to works of art.

Who takes this Online Courses bundle ? 

The courses about formal analysis and symbolic analysis of art are intended for professionals who are engaged in activities related to History and Art History, Museography, Conservation and Restoration, Tourism professionals and all interested in the subject.

However, it is perfectly suited to anyone for those who are interested in the themes and want to increase their culture about history and art history.

No access requirements

Certificate

Certificado de Formação. Entidade CertificadaAt the end of the course, a training certificate will be issued .

We are a training entity certified by DGERT – Training Entity Certificate No. 1800/2015 – so the certificate has international validity.

 

 

The course price (a single payment) includes all content, assessment and certificate. The value is exempt from VAT under paragraph 10 of Article 9 of the CIVA.

Learning

The courses are organized in parts or modules in order to facilitate the learning sequence.

However, you can freely browse the entire course without any restrictions 24 hours a day, according to your interests and your own work method.

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Iconography and symbolic analysis of art

PART 1 – First Notions

1. First notions: Icon, Iconography and Iconology

2. The evolution and definition of the Iconography as an area of study

3. The Panofsky method

PART 2 – Christian Iconography

1 – Art and Christianity – the image as a vehicle for a message

2 – Graphic and written sources

3 – The first symbols of Christianity

PART 3 – Iconography of the Saints

1. Saints and martyrs: General aspects

2. Clerical vestments

3. Most veneered Saints: symbols and attributes

The course fee includes 24-hour access for an unlimited time to:

Lessons.
Tutorial videos.
Support texts and downloadable Ebooks:
3 Support manuals
Ebook Symbols of Proto Christianity
Representations of Saints Ebook
Glossaries:
glossary of clergy robes
glossary of saints’ attributes
Links databases, consultation and development of themes.
Practical exercises.
Bibliography and webgraphy.
Evaluation (1 final questionnaire)
Certificate

Analysing Art

1. Analysing Art

a)      Reading / Interpreting

b)      Writing about Art: concepts of visual rhetoric and visual literacy

2. Painting

Elements of formal analysis

1. Identification;

2. Technical data;

3. Thematic;

4. Function;

5. Structure (basic and essential considerations);

6. Composition

  • Contents: iconography and symbolism
  • Thematic categories in painting
  • Practical analysis of a painting (Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, by Thomas Gainsborough)
3. Sculpture

Elements of formal analysis

1. Identification;

2. Technical and structural data;

3. Thematic;

4. Function;

5. Composition.

  • Types of sculpture
  • Practical analysis of a sculpture (Funerary lion (unknown author; c. 350 BC).
4. Architecture

1. Identification;

2. Construction function or purpose;

3. Structure;

4. Relationship between function and structure;

5. Relationship between the history and geography of the construction site and architectural forms.

  • Practical analysis of an architectural work (Central Tejo, Lisbon)

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