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Classification of art into style periods; a factor‐analytical approach
Author(s) -
RUTH JANERIK,
KOLEHMAINEN KYÖSTI
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1974.tb00596.x
Subject(s) - style (visual arts) , baroque , painting , psychology , tone (literature) , factor (programming language) , the renaissance , semantic differential , clarity , cognitive psychology , art , social psychology , visual arts , literature , art history , computer science , biochemistry , chemistry , programming language
.— An attempt was made to determine, primarily, along what dimensions a classification takes place, and secondarily whether the same dimensions appear in different style periods: renaissance, baroque, and rococo, when paintings and pieces of music were judged by the “semantic differential” technique. The factor‐analysis produced six factors, which were interpreted as follows: I Aesthetic‐qualitative evaluation, II Emotional tone, III Symbolism, IV Dynamics, V Clarity, and VI Stillness. Factors I, II, and III occurred in all style periods, both in painting and in music.