Practice question · Put in order
Order Panofsky’s levels from the least to the most interpretive.
- Explain why this subject took this form in this moment
- Describe what is literally visible: forms, figures, colors
- Identify the subject via conventions and texts
Hints
- Description must precede identification, which precedes explanation.
- The most interpretive level depends on the two beneath it.
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- Describe what is literally visible: forms, figures, colors
- Identify the subject via conventions and texts
- Explain why this subject took this form in this moment
Why
Description → identification → explanation. Skip the first two and "interpretation" becomes free association with footnotes.
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