Aby Warburg and the Political Iconography of Fascism: An Analysis

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dc.identifier	ECF_chapter_19234
dc.contributor.author	Piccichè Margherita
dc.title	Aby Warburg and the Political Iconography of Fascism: An Analysis of Symbols of Power
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	This paper explores the crucial role of political iconography in conveying power and ideology. It highlights the importance of contextualising images within the public space, examining Aby Warburg’s perspective on political imagery, with a focus on Fascist political iconography. Warburg’s interest lies in how Italian Fascism revived ancient Rome and reinterpreted symbols of power. He underscores the fundamental role of ancient pathos in the emergence of 20th-century totalitarianism. This paper seeks to consolidate and shed light on Warburg’s reflections concerning Italian fascism, offering a fresh perspective on political iconography.
dc.relation.ispartof	Quaderni di Venezia Arti
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2023-12-22
dc.dateAccepted	2023-10-30
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-09-17
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-771-5/aby-warburg-and-the-political-iconography-of-fasci/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-771-5/019
dc.identifier.eissn	2784-8868
dc.identifier.isbn
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-771-5
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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item.grantfulltext	open
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Aby Warburg
dc.subject	Fascism
dc.subject	Political iconography
dc.subject	Political iconology
dc.subject	Propaganda
dc.subject	Symbols

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Aby Warburg and the Political Iconography of Fascism: An Analysis of Symbols of Power

Margherita Piccichè Università degli Studi di Palermo, Italia

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This paper explores the crucial role of political iconography in conveying power and ideology. It highlights the importance of contextualising images within the public space, examining Aby Warburg’s perspective on political imagery, with a focus on Fascist political iconography. Warburg’s interest lies in how Italian Fascism revived ancient Rome and reinterpreted symbols of power. He underscores the fundamental role of ancient pathos in the emergence of 20th-century totalitarianism. This paper seeks to consolidate and shed light on Warburg’s reflections concerning Italian fascism, offering a fresh perspective on political iconography.

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Dec. 22, 2023

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Oct. 30, 2023

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Sept. 17, 2023

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978-88-6969-771-5

Keywords: Fascism • Propaganda • Symbols • Aby Warburg • Political iconography • Political iconology

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