Theorist

Erwin Panofsky

1892–1968 German art history; Warburg/Cassirer iconology

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Details

Nationality: German-American

Connections

authored Perspective as Symbolic Form (Die Perspektive als 'symbolische Form')
proposed Perspective as symbolic form

Sources

Erwin Panofsky. Perspective as Symbolic Form. Zone Books, 1991.
Warburg Institute. Centenary of Erwin Panofsky's lecture 'Perspective as Symbolic Form'. 2025. https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/blogs/centenary-erwin-panofskys-lecture-perspective-symbolic-form.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Erwin Panofsky." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theorist/erwin-panofsky/. Accessed September 1, 2026.