Semantic interpretation of the mourning painting of the body of Christ by Giotto with emphasis on incarnation

Semantic interpretation (iconology) of the painting of mourning on the body of Christ by Giotto with emphasis on the content of the incarnation
 
One of the interpretive approaches in image studies is iconology, which describes the meaning and explanation of works. In religious arts such as Christianity, there are many symbols and signs to refer to beliefs and traditions. One of the most important beliefs of Christianity is the incarnation of God. The purpose of this study was to study the semantics of a selected painting by Giotto, an Italian painter; In order to understand the symbolic concepts related to incarnation, The question arises as to how the iconological method seeks out the signs of embodiment in a Giotto painting, and what are the effects of the artist's knowledge on painting. The method of analytical-historical research has been selected and the desired approach is iconology. The article is written with reference to library and visual sources. In the end, it is suggested that the iconology method, while studying the face, deals with visual communication and why the work is formed based on the symbols of incarnation. Finally, for the first time in the history of art, despite the dominance of religion; He has used painting as an independent art based on facts and has expressed incarnation with realistic concepts.