Iconologia - Ikonologia

Japanese: 《イコノロジア》 - いこのろじあ

…Also, LG Giraldi's History of the Pagan Gods (1548), N. Conti's Myths (1551), and V. Cartari's Ancient Images (1556) are mythological works that went through more than ten editions each, but they contributed greatly to the spread of allegory in literature and the arts, and were always kept as essential references in humanists' studies and artists' studios. After the publication of the Emblemata, which was published in the 16th century, the most important document in the history of allegory was published in Rome, Cesare Ripa's (c. 1560-c. 1620) Iconologia (first edition 1593). In the third edition in 1603, the allegories were greatly expanded to over 400 iconographic items, and woodcuts were inserted for the first time. …

From Greek Mythology

…Mythology was not completely rejected in the art of the Counter-Reformation, and allegorical interpretations of mythology were popular. Ripa's Iconologia, first published in 1593, was a collection of allegorical figures (emblemata) that matched pagan images with abstract concepts, and was widely used by artists. Mythological art was also popular in the 17th century, with Rubens, who had a rich classical education, and Poussin, who followed the classical forms he had learned from ancient art and from La Ferragamo, each depicting the stories of gods and heroes. …

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Japanese:

…また，L.G.ジラルディの《異教の神々の歴史》(1548)，N.コンティの《神話》(1551)，V.カルターリの《古代神像》(1556)などは，それぞれ十数版を重ねた神話学の書であるが，文学や芸術のアレゴリーの普及に大いに貢献し，人文主義者の書斎や芸術家の工房に必須の提要書として常備された。16世紀に続出したエンブレマータの出版後，アレゴリーの歴史でもっとも重要な文献，リーパCesare Ripa(1560ころ‐1620ころ)の《イコノロジア》(1593初版)がローマで上梓された。1603年の第3版ではアレゴリーは大幅に増補されて400の図像項目を超え，木版画が初めて挿入された。…

【ギリシア神話】より

…反宗教改革期の美術においても神話は全面的に否定されることはなく，その寓意的解釈が流行した。1593年に初版の刊行されたリーパの《イコノロジア》は，異教的イメージに抽象概念を対応させた寓意図像集(エンブレマータ)で広く美術家の用に供された。17世紀にも神話美術は盛んで，ルーベンスは豊かな古典古代の教養をもって，プッサンは古代美術やラフェロに学んだ古典的形式に従って，それぞれ神々や英雄の物語を描いた。…

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