Aby Warburg

Aby Warburg was a pioneering German art historian and cultural theorist who studied how images, symbols, and ideas recur across different cultures and history. He believed that visual images carry deep psychological and historical meanings, shaping human consciousness over time. Warburg founded the Warburg Institute in London, where he analyzed vast collections of art and images to uncover patterns and connections that reveal shared cultural experiences. His work bridges art, psychology, and history, emphasizing the enduring symbolic language of visual culture in human development.