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

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

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.


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Submitted: Sept. 17, 2023 | Accepted: Oct. 30, 2023 | Published Dec. 22, 2023 | Language: en

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

Copyright © 2023 Margherita Piccichè. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-771-5/019


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