Die Sprache der Signatur

Seit kurzem hat die Kunstgeschichte die Signaturen mittelalterlicher Künstler in den Blick genommen, um den eingefahrenen Mythos einer prinzipiellen Anonymität zu revidieren. Nach wie vor sind Signaturen ein unerschlossener Quellenkontinent: Titel, Berufstermini und Epitheta geben Einblick in Status und Werkstattorganisation, Ruhmesformeln und Verben bilden Kategorien des künstlerischen Images ab. Dem ikonologischen Blick erschließen Signaturen auch nonverbal neue Horizonte künstlerischer Bildungsstandards. Nicht zuletzt an den prominenten Platzierungen macht das Medium 'Inschrift' erstaunliche Freiräume der Selbstdarstellung ablesbar. Die in langjährigen Exkursionen zusammengetragenen Abbildungen dokumentieren einen Großteil erstmals im Bild. The ITALIAN RESEARCH series of the Art History Institute in Florence (KHI) brings together studies in the field of Italian art. The spectrum of these studies ranges from painting and sculpture to architecture and urban research, as well as covering the comprehensive holdings of the Photo Library at the KHI. The volumes of ITALIAN RESEARCH, which include the small series I MANDORLI, document the results of international scholarly exchange at the Institute in the form of thematically diverse conference proceedings and qualification papers examining individual works, work complexes, or artists. The ITALIAN RESEARCH series of the Art History Institute in Florence (KHI) brings together studies in the field of Italian art. The spectrum of these studies ranges from painting and sculpture to architecture and urban research, as well as covering the comprehensive holdings of the Photo Library at the KHI. The volumes of ITALIAN RESEARCH, which include the small series I MANDORLI, document the results of international scholarly exchange at the Institute in the form of thematically diverse conference proceedings and qualification papers examining individual works, work complexes, or artists.