How to Look at and Understand Great Art

Signs—Symbols, Icons, and Indexes in Art

S1 • E17    Dec 31, 2010
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.

Where to Watch Signs—Symbols, Icons, and Indexes in Art

Cast of Signs—Symbols, Icons, and Indexes in Art

  • Sharon Latchaw HirshSelf

 

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