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The article aims to investigate the paradoxes of idol and icon within the phenomenology of givenness.

June 12, 2026PhainomenonOpen Access

Quando a Imagem Se Dá: Ídolo, Ícone e o Excesso da Pintura When the Image Is Given: Idol, Icon, and the Excess in Painting

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This article investigates paradoxes of givenness in painting, suggesting new parameters for interpretation.

The article aims to investigate the paradoxes of idol and icon within the phenomenology of givenness.
Analyzes concepts of idol and icon in relation to phenomenology and visual language.
Explores the implications of these concepts on the interpretation of painting.
Develops hermeneutical parameters for understanding pictorial images.
Identifies idol and icon as saturated phenomena expressing paradoxes of visibility.
Reconceptualizes painting as an encounter of gazes revealing excessive visibility.
Proposes a phenomenological description of pictorial images as gifts.

Falabretti et al. (2025) studied this question.

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