Introduction 1
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INTRODUCTION
The Photographic Collection of the Warburg Institute was, like the Library,originally the private collection of Aby Warburg. At the time of his death in1929 it already contained around 15,000 photographs, and in the years sincethen it has grown steadily, consisting at present of about 300,000 photographsdivided into more than 17,000 categories.
At first the photographs were ordered by medium and topography (as 'Umbrianpainting' or 'Florentine sculpture'), with one or two iconographic subsectionswhere these mirrored the interests of Warburg or Fritz Saxl. However, afterthe Institute's move to London in 1933, it was decided to order the entireCollection iconographically, and a system of subject categories was devised byRudolf Wittkower and Edgar Wind. In the years since then, the number ofcategories has grown considerably, since new photographs with new subjectshave necessitated new folders, and swollen sections have had to be dividedinto ever finer iconographic subdivisions. Nevertheless, the overall armaturelaid down by Wittkower and Wind is still in place: it has a flexibility andlogic which makes it very easy to work with.
The main subdivisions of the Collection are as follows:
PRE-CLASSICAL ICONOGRAPHY
ANTIQUITIES
RITUAL
GODS AND MYTHS
CLASSICAL LITERATURE
MEDIAEVAL AND LATER LITERATURE
MAGIC AND SCIENCE
GESTURES
SECULAR ICONOGRAPHY
PORTRAITS
HISTORY
SOCIAL LIFE
RELIGIOUS ICONOGRAPHY
ARTISTS
ARCHITECTURE
ORNAMENT
MANUSCRIPTS
ERANOS COLLECTION OF JUNGIAN ARCHETYPES
ASIAN ICONOGRAPHY
NON-EURASIAN ICONOGRAPHY
MENIL ARCHIVE: IMAGE OF THE BLACK
Each section, as the following Index makes plain, divides up in its own way;some are arranged alphabetically, while others follow narrative sequences, andothers are linked together by adjacent themes or concepts.
The photographs are kept in filing cabinets, and the main stock is placed inbrown folders of three different sizes. The three orders of folders are placedone inside the other, corresponding to the subdivisions of a theme, asindicated, approximately, in the following Index. While the larger foldersshould never be removed from the drawers, the smallest ones can be taken outfor consultation. Within them the photographs are in random order, and thereis no division by date or (with rare exceptions) medium.
The photographs illustrating the "Census of Antique Art and Architecture Knownto the Renaissance" are placed in blue folders within each relevant category.In this Index the headings of individual Census folders are not listed, sincethe Census as a whole has been computerised, and is available both on CD-Romand the Internet (for details, e-mail ).
The photographs are mounted, and information is provided on the back of themounts. This is kept to the minimum, but wherever possible a reference isprovided to a catalogue or article in which fuller information can be found.
Two characteristics are fundamental to the arrangement, and to the form of theheadings. First, the users of the Institute are assumed to have anunderstanding of the subject on which they are undertaking research, and to beable to judge where best to look. Second, all users have direct access to thefiles, which means that as they open a drawer in a filing cabinet they can seeat a glance the range of possibilities. If they fail to find what they need inone place, they can readily move to another, aided by the cross-referencecard-index. Thus they can make a thorough search through categories whichinevitably overlap, as for example in "The Virgin and Child".
The Index is intended to fulfil three purposes:
To help those working in the Collection to find their way about, and to locateparticular subjects.
To provide suggestions for others designing an iconographic system.
To assist those who may be planning to visit the Institute to see the rangecovered by the Photographic Collection.
So far as time permits, the staff will attempt to advise, by letter,telephone or e-mail, on the iconography of photographs sent by those who cannotthemselves visit the Institute. It is not possible to list or enumerate thecontents of folders, or to provide photocopies. Guidance can be given as towhether the holdings in a particular category are large enough to warrant aspecial visit.
Pre-Classical Iconography 1
PRE-CLASSICAL ICONOGRAPHY
Palaeolithic
Painting and sculpture
Skulls, skeletons, restorations
Implements
Miscellaneous
Neolithic
Megaliths
Malta
Sardinia, Mallorca, Minorca
Earliest Troy
Greece
Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
Scandinavia
England
Miscellaneous
Pottery
Early Bronze Age
Flint implements
Pins
Armlets
Jewellery
Gold lunulae
Miscellaneous weapons and implements
Axes
Daggers, halberds etc.
Miscellaneous
The great cairn, New Grange, near Drogheda
Bronze Age II
Miscellaneous English objects
Daggers
Celts with narrow flanges
Bronze Age III
Parade-axes
Palstaves
Swords, daggers, knives
Flanged celts
Flat celts with wide flanges
Britain--various weapons and implements
Armlets
Pins
Personal ornaments
Votive objects on wheels
Miscellaneous
Excavation reports
Bronze Age IV
Swords
Daggers
Knives
Hammers
Socket-celts
Axes
Armlets
Miscellaneous tools and implements
Camps
Bronze Age IV-V
Spears
Celts, rapier blades, torques etc.
Swords
Miscellaneous
Bronze Age V
Celts
Late bronze age
Bronze vessels
Votive objects on wheels
Fibulae, from Crete and Cyprus
Fibulae, Greek geometrical
Fibulae, mainly from Italy
Fibulae, Northern
Goldsmiths' work (mostly from Cyprus and Aegina)
Pins
Miscellaneous
Bronze age: dolmens and menhirs
France
Scotland, Ireland, Wales
Scandinavia, Germany, Italy
Bronze age: miscellaneous
Cup-markings
Clothes and stuffs
Figurines
Axes
Sockle axes, chisels
Sickles
Combs
Razors
Arrow-heads, spear-heads
Tools and implements
Diadems and necklets
Belts and belt ornaments
Pins, needles, hair and finger-rings
Plans of dwellings; burials; rock drawings
Miscellaneous
Iron Age
Martin Conway notes
8th century BC and earlier
Helmets, Italian types,
Swords, knives, daggers from Italy and Crete
8th century BC
Axes, razors from Italy
Spears from Italy and Crete
Bits, harness, chariots, mostly from Italy
Greek (Cretan) shields
Shields, breastplates
7th century BC
Greaves
Razors, spears, knives
Spits, fire-dogs, spindles
Swords and daggers, Halstatt type
Helmets
Decorated bucklers
Bits, phalerae, chariots, harness etc.
Fibulae, 9th-7th centuries BC
Semicircular
Disc
Snake
Bow
Spectacle
Elaborate Etruscan
Miscellaneous
Fibulae, 6th-5th centuries BC
Leech- and canoe-shaped
Snake
With glass, amber etc. on the bow
Bow
Kettle drum
Certosa
Proto-La Tène
La Tène I
Miscellaneous
Jewellery and goldsmiths' work 8th-7th centuries BC
Phoenician platters and crown
Metal vessels
Necklaces, pendants, beads
Miscellaneous gold and silverwork
Belts and belt plaques
Ornaments made of repoussé metal plaques
Amber
Gems, rings, seals, scarabs
Miscellaneous implements
Jewellery and goldsmiths' work 7th century BC
Bracelets and amulets
Clasps and hooks
Earrings
Pins
Miscellaneous
Jewellery and goldsmiths' work 6th century BC
Coins and gems
Gold: Scythian, Greek, Persian
Pendants
Earrings and hair ornaments
Belts, belt plaques and belt clasps
Armlets, bracelets
Necklaces, beads
Pins
Scarabs, rings and seals
Scandinavian collars and torques
Miscellaneous goldsmith's work
Jewellery and goldsmiths' work 5th century BC-La Tène I
Rings
Necklaces
Pendants
Wreaths and diadems
Torques
Fibulae
Earrings
Bracelets
Belts, beltclasps and ornaments
Miscellaneous gold ornaments
Miscellaneous objects in gold and silver
Jewellery and goldsmiths' work 3rd-2nd centuries BC
Pendants, bullae, necklaces, amulets, bracelets, torques
Earrings, finger rings
Goldsmith's work, personal ornament
Diadems and wreaths
Miscellaneous decorative art
Metalwork (almost entirely Italian) 7th century BC
Bronze urns, thrones, tables of offerings
Vessels, miscellaneous
Cauldrons, tripods etc.
Jugs
Buckets
Candelabra
Metalwork (mostly Mediterranean) 6th century BC
Bronze figured reliefs
Bronze figures and animals
Dishes, platters, shields
Buckets
Vases and jugs
Chariots, harness etc.
Helmets and weapons
Spindles, crampons, firedogs and other implements
Miscellaneous
Metalwork 5th century BC-La Tène I
Knives and razors
Helmets
Beads, glass
Pins; miscellaneous weapons and armour
Swords
Miscellaneous decorative art
Notes
Bronze, gold and silver 5th century BC-La Tène I
Mirrors
Bronze vessels
Gold and silver vessels, plates etc.
Historiated situlae
Buckets; situlae (non-historiated)
Chariots, harness etc.
Decorative art from Dodona
Metalwork, 4th-3rd centuries BC
Weapons and tools
Helmets, weapons etc.
Bronze vessels
Mirrors
Miscellaneous metalwork
Miscellaneous small objects
La Tène II and III
Sculpture
Armlets, bracelets
Bronze collars
Gold objects
Fibulae
Bronze mirrors
Bowls, tankards, buckets, spoons etc.
Pins
Pottery
Horse-trappings
Weapons and implements
Helmets, shields and bosses
Firedogs
Coins
Grave goods from near Bellinzona
Miscellaneous objects
Sites
Pottery: Bronze Age to Roman
Glass: Hellenistic to Roman
Miscellaneous
Beads
Sacro Catino, Genoa
Stratified glass
Mosaic glass
Crete and Mycenae
Excavations at Knossos
Stone and alabaster vases
Gold and silver cups (Mycenae)
Gold and silver treasures (Mycenae)
Arms and bronze objects (Crete and Mycenae)
Gems and seals
Miscellaneous small objects
Ivories
Sculpture (early Minoan)
Jewellery (early Minoan)
Pottery (Neolithic)
Pottery (early Minoan)
Pottery (Kamares ware)
Pottery (middle Minoan)
Pottery (Minyan)
Pottery (middle Minoan III & late Minoan I)
Palace style vases (late Minoan II)
Pottery (late Minoan III)
Stone vessels
Rhytons (late Minoan I & II)
Faience (late Minoan)
Minoan script
Arms, bronzes, tools (late Minoan III)
Larnakes (late Minoan III)
Miscellaneous (late Minoan III)
Architecture: Knossos
Troy: second city
Sculpture (middle to late Minoan)
Painting (middle to late Minoan)
Architecture and pottery from Phylakopi (Melos)
Tombs (Crete)
Tombs (Mycenae)
Architecture (Crete except Knossos, Mycenae, Tiryns)
Cyprus
Pottery
Sculpture; terracotta
Domestic equipment
Vessels
Seals
Architecture
Algeria
Cycladic islands
Sardinia
Malta
Sculpture
Tools and weapons
Architecture
Miscellaneous
Iberia
Miscellaneous
Votive images
Phrygia
Lydia
Etruria
Cists, lamps, miscellaneous metal objects
Ivory
Sculpture
Mirrors
Greece
Funerary equipment (late Helladic)
Jewellery (late Helladic)
Pottery and vessels (late Helladic)
Fresco
Maikop treasure
Funerary equipment
Domestic equipment
Metal vessels
Jewellery
Mohenjo-Daro
Western Asia
Magic and Science
Miscellaneous human figures
Inscriptions and lettering
Maps and scenery
Types of people
Flowers and Plants
Trees
Sacred tree
Globed type
Syrian, Mitannian, Hittite etc.
Neo-Assyrian
Date palm
Miscellaneous.
Goat and tree
Globed type
Syrian, Mitannian, Hittite etc.
Neo-Assyrian
Date palm
Miscellaneous
Animals
With humans and deities
Master of animals
Deity
Winged genius
Bull-man/lahmu
King
Miscellaneous
Killing of animals
By deities and genii
By bull-men/lahmus
By humans
Miscellaneous
Animals engaged in human activities
Groups of animals
Crossed and fighting
With human/deity
Without human/deity
Crossed, not fighting
With human/deity
Without human/deity
Fighting, not crossed
With human/deity
Without human/deity
Not fighting, not crossed
Individual
Antelopes
Bison & Buffalo
Boar
Cattle
Deer
Dogs
Fish
Foxes
Goats
Single
Groups
Hedgehogs
Horses
Ibex- - see Goat
Leopards
Lions
Lizards
Panthers
Rams
Scorpions
Spiders
Tortoises
Miscellaneous
Birds and snakes
Doves
Eagles
Swans
Miscellaneous birds
Snakes
Monsters
Bull-men
Human-headed bulls-see Western Asia: Genii
Cyclops
Fish-bodied monsters
Griffins
Lion dragons
Lion-headed humans
Monsters with animals as legs
Monsters with intertwined necks
Monsters with two or more heads
Scorpion men
Sphinxes
Winged bulls
Winged goats
Winged horses
Winged lions
Winged rams
Miscellaneous
Secular Iconography
Cylinder and stamp seals
Seals
Impressions
Jemdet Nasr and Uruk
Early Dynastic
Akkadian
Third dynasty of Ur
Isin-Larsa & first Babylonian dynasty
Kassite, Mitannian and Syrian
Hittite
Assyrian
Neo-Babylonian
Achaemenid
Miscellaneous
Tombs
Grave goods
Portraits
Barrekub
Gudea (see also Worshippers)
Hammurabi
Sargon of Akkad
Assyrian royalty, miscellaneous
Hittite royalty, miscellaneous
Elamite royalty, miscellaneous
Persian royalty, miscellaneous
Male, miscellaneous
Female, miscellaneous
Social life
Processions
Musical instruments
Music- making
Dwarves
Archery
Wrestling
Hunting
Driving chariots
Agriculture
Dairy workers
Building ziggurats
Building palaces
Servants
Spinning
Pig-tailed women
Furniture
Potters
Images of spouted vessels
Images of amphoras
Pottery
Vessels, other than pottery
Banquets
Drinking
Boats
Lovers
Miscellaneous
Warfare
Shalmaneser Gates
The Camp
Siege
Refugees
Prisoners
Weapons
Miscellaneous
Religious Iconography
Myths
Dumuzi
Etana
Gilgamesh
Zu bird
Miscellaneous
Images of named deities
Adad, and other storm gods
On a bull
On a lion-dragon
Miscellaneous
Amurru
Bau
Enki/Ea
Enlil/Ellil
Horus
Iba'um
Inanna/Ishtar
Armed
With raised skirt
Winged
Holding her breasts
In a star burst
Miscellaneous
Ishtaran
Lama
Maat
Marduk
Nabu
Nanna—see Sin
Nergal
Ninazu
Ningal/Nikkal
Ningirsu
Ningiszida
Ninurta
Nuska
Shamash, and other sun gods
Standing, with saw
Seated, with worshippers
Fighting
Emerging from mountain
At the gates of dawn
Miscellaneous
Sin
Tishpak
Images of unnamed deities
Groups
Assemblies/groups
Deities attacked
Deities fighting
Deities drinking-see Western Asia: Social Life
Divine marriage
Individual
Deity in boat
Vegetation deities
Snake deities
Dragon god
Deities with flowing vases
The goddess with child
Multi-faced deities
Miscellaneous
Mesopotamian
Syrian/Mitannian
Egyptian
Hittite
Iranian/Luristanian etc.
Divine symbols
Cycles
Naked woman
Goat-fish
Bull and winged gate
Coiled snakes
Eagle
Walking bird
Mušhuššu
Ankh
Ring post
Winged disc
Solar disc
Chaplet
Spade and/or wedge
Plough
Rosette
Miscellaneous maces etc.
Globed mace
Maces other than globed
The figure with mace
Crescent sceptre
Standards
Demons, genii, guardians and lahmus
Imdugud
Pazuzu
Human-headed bull-gods
Guardians of doorways
Genii
Lahmus
Humans before gods
Worshipper before deity
Presentation scenes
Before deity
Before king
Worshippers
Gudea (see also Portraits)
Miscellaneous
Eye symbols
Ritual
Pouring libations
Votive objects
Purification
Exorcism
Miscellaneous
Priests
In fish costume
Miscellaneous
Shrines
With humans
With animals
Without humans or animals
Architecture
Protoliterate
Early dynastic
Akkadian
Neo-Sumerian
Babylonian
Assyrian
Syria and Levant
Anatolian
Achaemenid
Ornament
Geometric
Hatchings
Triangles and diamonds
Running arches
Circles and guilloches
Drill holes
Crosses
“Eyes”
Rhombs
“Termites”
Ladder motif
Miscellaneous
Floral/Zoomorphic
Jewellery
Work in progress
Egypt
Magic and Science
Hieroglyphs
Astronomy/Astrology
Types of people
Gardens
Plants and trees
Animals with humans
Master of animals
Animals engaged in human activities
Animals
Cycles
Antelope
Ass
Baboon
Cat
Cattle
Fish
Fly
Frog
Giraffe
Goat
Hippopotamus
Horse
Lion
Toad
Birds
Hawk
Vulture
Miscellaneous
Monsters
Sphinxes
Griffins
With intertwined necks
Miscellaneous
Secular Iconography
Cylinder & stamp seals
Symbol: ankh
Funerals and tombs
Funeral ceremonies
Mourners
Tombs
Funerary equipment
Mummified corpses
Funerary figurines
Portraits
Rulers
Protodynastic period
Narmer
Old Kingdom
Khasekhem
Djoser
Redjedef
Khafre (Chephren)
Menkaure (Mycerinus)
Userkaf
Sahure
Niuserre
Pepi I (Meryre)
Pepi II (Neferkare)
Miscellaneous
Middle Kingdom
Mentuhotep II
Senusert I (Sesostris)
Senusert II (Sesostris)
Senusert III (Sesostris)
Amenemhet III
Miscellaneous
Second Intermediate Period
Hor
Neferhotep I
Sobekhotep VIII
New Kingdom
Ahmose I
Amenhotep I
Hatshepsut
Thutmose III
Amenhotep II
Thutmose IV
Amenhotep III
Tiy
Akhenaten
Wives of Akhenaten
Daughters of Akhenaten
Tutankhamen
Horemheb
Seti I
Ramses II
Merneptah
Seti II
Ramses III
Ramses VI
Miscellaneous
Late periods
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Ptolemy XIII
Miscellaneous
Scribes
Old Kingdom
Middle Kingdom and intermediate periods
New Kingdom and later periods
Priests and priestesses
Dignitaries
Servants
Male
Female
Commoners
Couples
Families
Mummy portraits
Heads and masks
Miscellaneous
Male
Female
Social Life
Sed festivals
Festivals, miscellaneous
Dance
Music
Hunting
Hairdressing
Transport
Agriculture
General
Workers
Irrigation
Tending to birds
Tending to cattle
Famine
Fishing
Domestic life
Mother and child
Servants
Domestic objects
Miscellaneous
Jewellery
Still life
Boats
Warfare
Battlefield
Soldiers
Prisoners
Refugees
Siege
Weapons
Pharaoh triumphing over his enemies
Artists' studios
Love and sex
Religious Iconography
Deities
Cycles
Amenhotep son of Hapu
Amon
Anubis
Apis
Aten
Bastet
Bes
Hathor
Heket
Horus
Horus-Harpocrates
Imhotep
Isis
Khepri
Khnum
Maat
Mentu
Meskhent
Mut
Nefertum
Neith
Nephthys
Nut
Osiris
Pe, souls of
Ptah
Ra
Sekhmet
Seth
She
Sobek
Soped
Taweret
Thoth
Miscellaneous
Humans before deities
Worshippers
The soul
The afterlife
Ritual
Architecture
Old Kingdom and earlier
Middle Kingdom
New Kingdom and later
Census
Work in progress: filed chronologically
Work in progress: unsorted
Antiquities 1
CENSUS OF ANTIQUE WORKS KNOWN TO THE RENAISSANCE
Sketchbooks
Amsterdam
Rijksmuseum
Maerten de Vos
Basle
Kupferstichkabinett
Frans Floris and workshop
Berlin
Kupferstichkabinett
Master of 1515, Bambaia sketchbook
Maerten van Heemskerck
Kunstbibliothek
Destailleur albums
Mantegna, Codex Destailleur
Staatsbibliothek
Ciriaco, Codex Hamiltoniensis
Dosio, 1563-65 sketchbook
Duperac
Codex Pighianus
Budapest
Országos Széchényi Könyvtár (Hungarian National Library)