104/ Historical past of my challenge in progress (1): Statistical evaluation on the nominal stage
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“A group is at all times greater than is important” Susan Sontag ‘The Vulcano Lover’ Classic London 1993, p.72
The French Venus model 2.1.4 has been revealed as the newest a part of a sequence of catalogues from the Digital Thematic Analysis Assortment ‘The Iconography of Venus from the Center Ages to Trendy Instances’ (1). Webpage My Challenge of this Weblog presents “What – How – Why – Outcomes – Preservation – Software” of this assortment (2). The dataset with totally categorized meta-data counts presently 20,520 artworks of seven,712 recognized artists from throughout Europe (Fig.1). It’s time to replace the statistical evaluation of those knowledge as a result of the compilation has been prominently improved with enhanced digital entry to quite a few collections and archives since 2004 (Desk 1).
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Determine 1. Histogram of numbers of artworks and artists Numbers in particular person volumes on left scale, complete numbers on proper scale
Vol.1.1 The Italian Venus (2007), Vol.2.1 The French Venus (2009),Vol.1.3 The Venus of the Low International locations (2010),Vol.1.4 The German, Swiss and Central-European Venus (2012), Vol.1.5 The British and Irish Venus (2013), Vol.1.6 The Venus of the Japanese, Southern and Northern European Areas (2014),Vol.1.2 The Italian Venus revisited (2018), Vol.2.1 The French Venus revised model 2.1.4 (2021) Desk 1. Variety of artworks and artists in eight volumes
 The artworks and their meta-data are categorized into 18 essential subjects, following examples of present iconographic collections of Greek-Roman mythology, however with the strict rule of mutual exclusiveness of all entries within the catalogues (3). This enables for a statistical evaluation on the nominal stage on this submit. The following posts will current the analyses on the ordinal and interval ranges. Statistical evaluation on the nominal stage: rating the information
From Desk 1 it’s clear that the second and third compilation intervals have introduced the rating of Italy and France extra conform for the final theme Venus, among the many most represented within the canon of artwork historical past. However does this rating apply additionally for various subjects outlined within the catalogues ? (4). The instance for the Matters (6) Venus and Adonis and (10) The Judgment of Paris illustrates clearly that this isn’t the case. Fig.2 exhibits the frequency percentages, outlined as variety of artworks of a Subject divided by the entire variety of artworks within the given catalogue: · *Venus and Adonis has been hottest in The Low International locations (Vol.3.1), a relatively surprising consequence with a frequency proportion = 17,5 or 461 artworks · * The Judgment of Paris ranks highest with a frequency proportion = 11,7 or 374 artworks in Vol.4.1 Germany and neighbours, probably initiated by the well-known a number of creations of Lucas CRANACH the Elder.
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Thus, the prolonged compilations of interval 2015-18 for Vol.1.2 The Italian Venus revisited and of interval 2019-21 for The French Venus v2.1.4 haven’t modified these rankings. It’s one other demonstration of a analysis assortment, organized thematically/topically, disclosing quantitatively, and thus impartial of interpretation, how artists of various areas have centered on frequent tales. NOTES
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