Iconography in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Authors

  • Paul Taylor University of London

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36025/arj.v9i1.29648

Keywords:

Benjamin, Casablanca, Iconography, Mechanical reproduction

Abstract

Benjamin's era of mechanical reproduction may not have diminished the aura of art works as he thought, but it has had an impact on the structure of iconography. Now that images can be reproduced so easily by mechanical means, iconographies no longer need to be reinvented over and again by artists. At the same time, the sheer size and diversity of iconographic output means that fewer visual themes are held in common by viewers of images.

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Author Biography

Paul Taylor, University of London

Paul Taylor (PhD) is Curator of the Photographic Collection at the Warburg Institute, University of London. He is the author of Dutch Flower Painting, 1600-1720 and Condition: the Ageing of Art, as well as numerous articles on early modern art theory and iconography. He is currently writing a book called How Images Mean.

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Published

28-07-2022

How to Cite

TAYLOR, P. Iconography in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. Art Research Journal: Revista de Pesquisa em Artes, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 1, 2022. DOI: 10.36025/arj.v9i1.29648. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/artresearchjournal/article/view/29648. Acesso em: 23 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2022): Dossier Warburg: Contributions to The Warburg 2019 International Symposium, Buenos Aires

Section

Variations on the Warburgian

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