Practice question · Estimate
Of Panofsky's three levels, how many can be performed without knowing the literary sources behind the image?
Estimate on a scale from 0 levels (0) to all 3 (3).
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- Ask which level identifies subjects.
- Only the first.
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1 (answers within ±0.4 count)
Why
One. Pre-iconographical description needs practical experience alone; identifying a scene as an Annunciation needs the texts, and interpreting what its choice reveals needs those plus a great deal else. That escalation of required knowledge is why the levels are ordered as they are.
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