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Iconography
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But what is the use of the humanities as such? Admittedly they are not practical, and admittedly they concern themselves with the past. Why, it may be asked, should we engage in impractical investigations, and why should we be interested in the past?
The answer to the first question is: because we are interested in reality. Both the humanities and the natural sciences, as well as mathematics and philosophy, have the impractical outlook of what the ancients called vita contemplativa as opposed
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― Meaning in the Visual Arts
― Meaning in the Visual Arts
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The writer is a deep thinker and talented artist-painter. In her work “Iconography and Meditation” she expands the meaning that is understood by those who “write” or paint icons the world over. M Wilson
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― Iconography and Meditation: Icon Painting and their Secret Technique
― Iconography and Meditation: Icon Painting and their Secret Technique
