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Shvoong Home>Arts & Humanities>Erwin Panofsky Summary

Erwin Panofsky

Book Summary   by:HMWeimar     Original Author: columbia university press encyclopedia
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This article written by Columbia University press is a brief biography of Erwin Panofsky. It has a listing of some of his humanities works and works he has been quoted in. It offers links to other sites which fall into the same frame of thought as the iconology that Panofsky believes in. The theory of humanities and how people feel that they effect our communities and growth is an important part of the human experience. Hince the name humanities. When starting out to review anything by Panofsky this is a good place. It includes a brief history of his life and the dates and names of his writings for further use in research. Panofsky feels that the history of art deeply defines the history of humanities and that we use them as icons to frame society and growth. Beneath every piece of writing and art are hidden meanings of the evolution of man. Erwin Panofsky is a historian with a magnitude of works that combine all frames of humanities. In understanding art we can understand history and if we understand history we can understand man. His works build a solid foundation for any college student or just historical researcher to start on the right path to philosophical thinking. Philosophy is not just what you feel the work says to you but what it says about mankind. History is a tough subject even for the most avid historical enthusiast. The place to start with Panofsky and his works is at http://www.answers.com/topic/erwin-panofsky . At this site there are also other links to historical, philosophical and humanties sites. Learning history may help us to not repeat the steps already taken by others and will definately open your mind to think outside the box. If we can learn, understand and feel history we may be able to change our own future and put ourselves on the path of logical thought.
Published: August 17, 2005   
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