Signs—Symbols, Icons, and Indexes in Art

How to Look at and Understand Great Art • Season 1 • Episode 17

About this episode

The richness of signs (signifiers) in art includes the use of symbols, icons, and indexes as they reveal layers of meaning. See how, in different historical eras, symbolic associations change over time, how icons visually represent a subject, and how indexes exhibit direct connections with the thing signified.