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The artworks on this Database are subject indexed using the Iconclass Classification System.
| 0 | Abstract, Non-representational Art |
| 1 | Religion and Magic |
| 11 | Christian religion |
| 11B | the Holy Trinity, 'Trinitas coelestis'; Father, Son and Holy Ghost ~ Christian religion |
| 11B1 | Trinity represented by tripartite symbols |
| 11B3 | Holy Trinity in which one, two or all figures are represented in human shape |
| 11C | God the Father |
| 11C1 | symbols of God the Father |
| 11C2 | God the Father represented as human being, usually with crown or tiara or sceptre and/or globe |
| 11D | Christ |
| 11D1 | symbols and prefigurations of Christ |
| 11D2 | Christ as child or youth (in general) ~ Christian religion |
| 11D3 | Christ as adult |
| 11D4 | legends and devotions ~ Christ |
| 11E | the Holy Ghost |
| 11E1 | Holy Ghost represented as a dove (in flames) |
| 11E3 | Holy Ghost represented in human shape |
| 11E4 | Holy Ghost represented otherwise, e.g. ray(s) of light |
| 11E5 | the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost |
| 11F | the Virgin Mary |
| 11F1 | symbols and prefigurations of Mary |
| 11F2 | Mary (without the Christ-child) |
| 11F3 | Mary (without Christ-child), together with others |
| 11F4 | Madonna: i.e. Mary with the Christ-child |
| 11F7 | specific aspects ~ Madonna-representations (N.B. secondary notations only) |
| 11F8 | miracles, appearances, and legends ~ Mary |
| 11F9 | Mary devotion |
| 11G | angels |
| 11G1 | the nine choirs of angels, hierarchy of angels |
| 11G3 | angels fighting |
| 11H | saints |
| 11HH | female saints |
| 11I | prophets, sibyls, evangelists, Doctors of the Church; persons ~ the Bible (not in biblical context) |
| 11I1 | groups of prophets, usually holding books or scrolls (Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi) |
| 11I3 | the twelve apostles (as a group), usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) |
| 11I4 | evangelists, usually with books or scrolls (not in biblical context) |
| 11I5 | Doctors (Fathers) of the Church |
| 11I6 | persons from the Old Testament (not in biblical context, nor occurring in legendary/historical extensions included in Division 71) |
| 11I7 | persons from the New Testament (not in biblical context) |
| 11L | Christian doctrine |
| 11L2 | the ten commandments (Exodus 20:3-17) |
| 11M | 'Sapientia' and the Seven Virtues, i.e. the Three Theological and the Four Cardinal Virtues |
| 11M3 | the Three Theological Virtues |
| 11M4 | the Four Cardinal Virtues |
| 11P | the Church (as institution) |
| 11P1 | allegorical and symbolical representations ~ the Church and Religion |
| 11P4 | representants of the Church (Christians in general, laymen, monks, etc.) in strife with each other or with opponents |
| 11Q | the worship of God |
| 11Q2 | (private) prayer; 'Oratione', 'Preghiere', 'Preghiere a Dio' (Ripa) |
| 11Q5 | private worship and religious study |
| 11Q6 | pious customs |
| 11Q7 | public worship and liturgy of the Christian churches |
| 11S | heaven, celestial paradise, New Earth |
| 11S1 | representations of celestial paradise (and its inhabitants) |
| 11T | hell and purgatory |
| 11T1 | representations of hell (with the damned and devils), usually with burning fires |
| 11U | Last Judgement |
| 11U1 | comprehensive representation of Last Judgement: Christ (with sword and lily), often surrounded by elders and sometimes accompanied by Mary and John the Baptist, appears in the sky with trumpeting angels (and sometimes angels holding the instruments of the Passion); after the resurrection of the dead the blessed are led to heaven by angels, and the damned are dragged into hell by devils |
| 11U2 | separate scenes ~ Last Judgement |
| 11U6 | the second coming of Christ |
| 11V | the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V1 | feeding the hungry, 'esuriens cibatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V2 | giving the thirsty to drink, 'sitiens potatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V4 | clothing the naked, 'nudus vestitur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V5 | visiting the sick, 'aeger curatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 11V6 | visiting or liberating the imprisoned, 'incarceratus solatur' ~ one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy |
| 12 | non-Christian religions (including institutions, customs and antiquities) |
| 12A | Jewish religion and culture |
| 12A3 | religious practices, worship, liturgy ~ Jewish religion |
| 12A4 | Tabernacle, Temple, Synagogue, and other sanctuaries ~ Jewish religion |
| 12A5 | Jewish spiritual leaders and divisions, religious functionaries |
| 12A6 | Jewish festivals, feasts and holidays (including liturgy, ceremonies, rites and customs) |
| 12A8 | symbols, religious and magic concepts, occupations, fashions, realities, general ideas ~ Judaism and Jewry |
| 2 | Nature |
| 21 | the four elements, and ether, the fifth element |
| 21D | water (one of the four elements) |
| 23 | time |
| 23D | seasons of the year (esp. personifications); 'Stagione', 'Le quattro stagione dell'anno' (Ripa) |
| 23U | chronology |
| 23U2 | (instruments for) measurement of time |
| 24 | the heavens (celestial bodies) |
| 24A | sun as celestial body |
| 24B | moon as celestial body |
| 24D | stars |
| 25 | earth, world as celestial body |
| 25A | maps, atlases |
| 25A1 | map of the world |
| 25D | rock types; minerals and metals; soil types |
| 25D3 | mining |
| 25F | animals |
| 25F2 | mammals |
| 25F3 | birds |
| 25F4 | reptiles |
| 25F5 | amphibians |
| 25F6 | fishes |
| 25F7 | lower animals |
| 25FF | fabulous animals (sometimes wrongly called 'grotesques'); 'Mostri' (Ripa) |
| 25G | plants; vegetation |
| 25G2 | products of plants in general |
| 25G3 | trees |
| 25G4 | plants and herbs |
| 25H | landscapes |
| 25H1 | landscapes in the temperate zone |
| 25H2 | landscapes with waters, waterscapes, seascapes (in the temperate zone) |
| 25I | city-view, and landscape with man-made constructions |
| 25I1 | city-view in general; 'veduta' |
| 25I5 | landscape with tower or castle |
| 25K | landscapes in the non-temperate zone, exotic landscapes |
| 25K1 | landscapes in tropical and sub-tropical regions |
| 26 | meteorological phenomena |
| 26B | rain |
| 26B2 | rainbow |
| 26D | frost, freezing weather |
| 26D2 | hail |
| 3 | Human Being, Man in General |
| 31 | man in a general biological sense |
| 31A | the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) |
| 31A2 | anatomy (non-medical) |
| 31D | human life and its ages (young, adult, old, etc.) |
| 31D1 | the ages of man |
| 31G | the soul |
| 31G3 | the soul after death |
| 34 | man and animal |
| 34B | domestic animals, kept in and outside the house |
| 34B1 | domestic animals, kept in the house |
| 4 | Society, Civilization, Culture |
| 41 | material aspects of daily life |
| 41A | housing |
| 41A3 | parts (of house or building) |
| 41B | heating and lighting |
| 41B3 | lighting; lamps |
| 41D | fashion, clothing |
| 41D2 | clothes, costume |
| 42 | family, descendance |
| 42A | procreation, birth and (early) youth |
| 42A3 | mother and baby or young child |
| 42G | family, relationship, descent |
| 42G2 | family relationships (first, second, third and fourth degree), generations |
| 43 | recreation, amusement |
| 43C | sports, games and physical performances |
| 44 | state; law; political life |
| 44B | government, the State; 'Politica', 'Auttorità o Potestà' (Ripa) |
| 44B1 | ruler, sovereign |
| 45 | warfare; military affairs |
| 45A | war and peace |
| 45A1 | war |
| 45B | the soldier; the soldier's life |
| 45C | (military) equipment and supply |
| 45C1 | weapons |
| 45C2 | military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.) |
| 46 | social and economic life, transport and communication |
| 46A | communal life |
| 46A5 | linguistic communication |
| 46B | trade, commerce and finance |
| 46B3 | auxiliary means and methods in trade and finance |
| 46C | traffic and transport |
| 46C1 | traffic on land |
| 46C2 | traffic on the water |
| 47 | crafts and industries |
| 47I | agriculture, cattle-breeding, horticulture, flowerculture, etc. |
| 47I1 | agriculture |
| 47I2 | cattle-breeding, livestock industry |
| 47I4 | fruit culture |
| 47K | commercial fishery |
| 47K4 | making of fishing nets |
| 48 | art |
| 48C | the arts; artists |
| 48C7 | music |
| 49 | education, science and learning |
| 49B | scholastic education, tuition |
| 49G | medicine, medical science |
| 49G4 | hospital |
| 49L | writing and letters |
| 49L7 | handwriting, written text |
| 49M | production of printed matter, book-production |
| 49M3 | printed matter |
| 5 | Abstract Ideas and Concepts |
| 52 | Reasoning and Formation of Ideas |
| 52A | Intelligence and Intellectual Faculties |
| 52A6 | Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) |
| 54 | Process of Action |
| 54A | State of Being while Doing |
| 54A4 | Calmness, Equanimity, Imperturbability |
| 54A8 | Courage, Bravery, Valiance, Manliness; 'Ardire magnanimo et generoso', 'Gagliardezza', 'Valore', 'Virtù heroica', 'Virtù dell'animo e del corpo' (Ripa) |
| 57 | Morality |
| 57A | Good and Bad Behaviour, Moral Qualities |
| 57A6 | Virtuousness; 'Amor di Virtù', 'Attione virtuosa', 'Guida sicura de' veri honori', 'Virtù', 'Virtù insuperabile' (Ripa) |
| 57A7 | Benevolence, Beneficence; 'Beneficio', 'Benevolenza o Affettione' (Ripa) |
| 6 | History |
| 61 | historical events and situations; historical persons |
| 61A | historical events and situations |
| 61B | historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) |
| 61B2 | historical persons |
| 61BB | historical persons (portraits and scenes from the life) - BB - woman |
| 61E | names of cities and villages |
| 61F | names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. |
| 7 | Bible |
| 71 | Old Testament |
| 71A | Genesis from the creation to the expulsion from paradise, and later years of Adam and Eve |
| 71A1 | 'In the beginning ...' the ordering of chaos (Genesis 1:1-2) |
| 71A2 | the six days of creation (Genesis 1:3-25) |
| 71A3 | creation of man; the Garden of Eden (Genesis 1:26 - 2) |
| 71A4 | Temptation and Fall (Genesis 3:1-7) |
| 71A5 | Temptation and Fall: Adam and Eve in paradise (after the Fall) (Genesis 3:8-21) |
| 71A6 | expulsion of Adam and Eve from paradise (Genesis 3:22-24) |
| 71A8 | the story of Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:3-17) |
| 71B | Genesis from the descendants of Cain and Seth to Abraham |
| 71B2 | the descendants of Seth (Genesis 4:26, 5:9-32) |
| 71B3 | story of Noah |
| 71B4 | story of the Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) |
| 71C | Genesis: the patriarchs |
| 71C1 | story of Abraham |
| 71C2 | story of Isaac |
| 71C3 | story of Jacob |
| 71D | Genesis: the story of Joseph |
| 71D1 | story of Joseph (part I) |
| 71D2 | story of Joseph (part II) |
| 71E | Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua: from the bondage of the Israelites in Egypt to their settlement in Canaan |
| 71E1 | the book Exodus: story of Moses and Aaron |
| 71E3 | Numbers: the wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites leave Mount Sinai and reach Canaan |
| 71E5 | the book of Joshua (Josue) |
| 71F | the time of the Judges |
| 71F2 | Judges 6-12 |
| 71F3 | the time of Samson ~ the book of Judges |
| 71F6 | the story of Ruth, the Moabitess |
| 71F8 | story of Samuel |
| 71G | story of Saul |
| 71H | story of David |
| 71H1 | David as a young man at Saul's court |
| 71H2 | David's wanderings |
| 71H3 | story of Saul's death |
| 71H5 | the consolidation of David's kingship (2 Samuel 5, 8-10, 21-24) |
| 71H9 | David's last days (1 Kings 1-2; 1 Chronicles 28-29) |
| 71I | story of Solomon |
| 71I3 | Solomon's wisdom |
| 71I4 | trade and building activities of Solomon |
| 71L | the divided kingdom: story of the Southern Kingdom (Judah) |
| 71L3 | story of the kings and kingdom of Judah (part III) |
| 71M | story of Elijah (Elias) |
| 71M1 | Elijah at the brook Cherith (1 Kings 17:1-6) |
| 71M2 | Elijah and the widow of Zarephath (1 Kings 17:7-24) |
| 71M3 | Elijah meets Ahab again (1 Kings 18:1-19) |
| 71M4 | Elijah defies the priests of Baal; the end of the drought (1 Kings 18:20-46) |
| 71M5 | Elijah and the angel; Elijah on Mount Horeb (1 Kings 19:1-18) |
| 71M8 | the ascension of Elijah (2 Kings 2:1-18) |
| 71N | story of Elisha (Eliseus) |
| 71N1 | seven miracles of assistance ~ story of Elisha (Eliseus) |
| 71N2 | the cursing of the children: when Elisha is on his way some children mock him for his baldness; Elisha curses them (2 Kings 2:23-25) |
| 71O | prophets (before and during the Babylonian Captivity) |
| 71O3 | the book of Isaiah |
| 71O7 | the book of Jeremiah |
| 71O9 | the book of Ezekiel |
| 71P | the story of the prophet Daniel; his visions and prophecies |
| 71P1 | Daniel and King Nebuchadnezzar |
| 71P3 | Daniel and King Darius (Daniel 6) |
| 71P4 | additions to the story of Daniel |
| 71R | the books of Ezra, Nehemiah, and Esdras |
| 71R1 | return from the Babylonian Captivity |
| 71T | the book of Tobit |
| 71T5 | the journey to Ecbatana (Tobit 4-6) |
| 71U | the book of Judith |
| 71U4 | Judith and Holofernes (Judith 8-16) |
| 71V | the book of Jonah |
| 71V1 | Jonah's call and disobedience (Jonah 1) |
| 71V2 | Jonah in the fish's belly (Jonah 2:1 - 3:2) |
| 71W | the book of Job |
| 71W5 | Job on the dunghill (Job 2:7-13) |
| 71X | the lyric books: Psalms and Song of Solomon |
| 71X1 | the book of Psalms |
| 71X2 | Song of Solomon, Song of Songs |
| 71Y | the books of Wisdom |
| 71Y1 | the book of Proverbs |
| 73 | New Testament |
| 73A | (scenes from the life of) John the Baptist and Mary |
| 73A1 | story of the birth and youth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-25, 1:57-80) |
| 73A2 | ancestors and parents of Christ |
| 73A3 | birth and youth of Mary |
| 73A4 | Mary and Joseph |
| 73A5 | the announcement of Christ's birth (Luke 1:26-38) |
| 73A6 | Visitation (possibly Joseph and/or Zacharias present) (Luke 1:39-56) |
| 73B | birth and youth of Christ |
| 73B1 | story of the birth of Christ (Luke 2:1-20) |
| 73B2 | adoration of the Christ-child ~ Christ's birth |
| 73B3 | circumcision of the Christ-child by the priest in the temple (Luke 2:21) |
| 73B4 | presentation of the Christ-child in the temple, usually Simeon (and Anna) present (Luke 2:22-39) |
| 73B5 | the story of the three Wise Men (kings or Magi) (Matthew 2:1-12) |
| 73B6 | the massacre of the innocents and the flight into Egypt (Matthew 2:13-23) |
| 73B7 | daily life in Nazareth |
| 73B8 | Holy Family, and derived representations |
| 73B9 | story of the twelve years old Christ in Jerusalem (Luke 2:41-52) |
| 73C | public life of Christ: from his baptism until the Passion |
| 73C1 | story of John the Baptist (Matthew 3; Mark 1:4-11; Luke 3:1-22; John 1:19-34) |
| 73C3 | miracles of Christ ~ water |
| 73C4 | miracles of Christ ~ healing the sick |
| 73C5 | miracles of Christ: raising of the dead |
| 73C6 | other miracles of Christ |
| 73C7 | Christ as teacher (part I): explaining his doctrine; teaching ~ parables and proverbs |
| 73C8 | Christ as teacher (part II): parables and proverbial sayings of Christ |
| 73C9 | Christ and prayer |
| 73D | Passion of Christ |
| 73D1 | prelude to Christ's Passion |
| 73D2 | the episode of the Last Supper |
| 73D3 | Christ's arrest, trial, and torture |
| 73D4 | from Pilate's palace to Golgotha: the procession to Calvary (Matthew 27:31-33; Mark 15:20-22; Luke 23:26-33; John 19:17) |
| 73D5 | the crucifixion of Christ: prelude to Christ's death on the cross (Matthew 27:34-44; Mark 15:23-32; Luke 23:33-43; John 19:18-24) |
| 73D6 | the crucifixion of Christ: Christ's death on the cross; Golgotha (Matthew 27:45-58; Mark 15:33-45; Luke 23:44-52; John 19:25-38) |
| 73D7 | from Christ's deposition to his entombment (Matthew 27:58-66; Mark 15:46-47; Luke 23:53-56; John 19:39-42) |
| 73D8 | the instruments of the Passion and the five wounded limbs |
| 73D9 | Christ in the underworld, harrowing of hell, Christ in Limbo, 'descensus ad inferos', 'Anastasis' |
| 73E | events from Resurrection to Pentecost (Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21; Acts 1:3-11); Mary's and Joseph's death |
| 73E1 | Resurrection of Christ |
| 73E2 | the empty tomb ~ Resurrection of Christ |
| 73E3 | appearances of Christ after the Resurrection |
| 73E4 | Christ and his apostles on the Mount of Olives |
| 73E5 | Pentecost: the Holy Ghost descends upon (Mary and) the apostles, sometimes Paul and/or representatives of the nations present (Acts 2:1-4) |
| 73E6 | the apostles, inspired by the Holy Ghost, address the representatives of the nations ~ Pentecost (Acts 2:5-41) |
| 73E7 | Mary's death, assumption and coronation (sometimes some of the 'daughters of the Hebrews' present) |
| 73E8 | Joseph's death and coronation |
| 73F | lives and acts of the apostles of Christ; epistles |
| 73F1 | community of disciples (preaching, healing, etc. in general) (Acts 2:42-47, 4:32 - 5:11) |
| 73F2 | lives and acts of the apostles (part I) |
| 73F3 | lives and acts of the apostles (part II) |
| 73F4 | epistles of the apostles |
| 73G | the Revelation of John, the Apocalypse |
| 73G1 | Revelation 1-3 |
| 73G2 | Revelation 4-5 |
| 73G3 | Revelation 6-11 |
| 73G4 | Revelation 12-18 |
| 73G5 | Revelation 19-22 |
| 8 | Literature |
| 82 | literary characters and objects |
| 82A | names of literary characters |
| 9 | Classical Mythology and Ancient History |
| 92 | gods ~ classical mythology |
| 92F | lesser divinities of Heaven ~ birth and healing |
| 92F2 | (story of) Aesculapius (Asclepius) |
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