Abstract
The paper presents a classification of pictorial hand gestures into different semantic categories, as well as a tailored transcription system aiming to facilitate their analysis. We compare around forty representations of Jesus among the Doctors in the Temple, depicted between 1480 and 1660, in order to reveal which are the most common gestures in this topic and how they combine to form chirographic accords. Antiveduto della Grammatica plays a central role in our analysis since his interpretation of this biblical episode is highly innovative.
Translated title of the contribution | From one hand to another: transcription and analysis of chirographic accords in the iconography of Jesus among the Doctors of the Law |
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Original language | French |
Title of host publication | [im]Postures |
Subtitle of host publication | Langages du corps à l'époque moderne |
Place of Publication | Paris |
Publisher | éditions 1:1 (ars) |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN (Print) | 9791097193072 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Nov 2023 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 604019 Art history
Keywords
- gestures
- painting
- Semiotics
- annotation