Panofsky

[pa-nof-skee]

noun

1. Erwin, 1892–1968, U.S. art historian, born in Germany.

Example Sentences

“It’s not a rigorous concept. It’s a slippery concept,” said Panofsky.

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Taking his cue from biographer Erwin Panofsky, who considered the whale incident one of the most important in Dürer’s later life, Hoare finds great significance in this seeming nonevent.

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He engages the research of sociologists Aaron Panofsky and Joan Donovan, who have studied avowed white nationalists and white supremacists keen to demonstrate their notionally ‘pure’ European ancestral origins.

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In art historical terms, this refers to what historian Erwin Panofsky called “disguised symbols,” which are objects intentionally inserted into artworks for their symbolic, not their literal, value.

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Panofsky and Donovan presented their findings at a sociology conference in Montreal on Monday.

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