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Brides in black widows in white: semantic evolution of the social and cultural meaning of colours
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Brides in black widows in white: semantic evolution of the social and cultural meaning of colours

Letizia Bollini and Martina Falta
Proceedings of the International Colour Association (AIC) Conference 2021, Milan, Italy, pp.1011-1016
International Colour Association Conference 2021 (Milano, 30/08/2021 - 03/09/2021)
2021
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https://hdl.handle.net/10863/33399

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Enable: Design & Art Competences, Material Culture and Human Development Color Iconography Visual culture Visual communication Cultural Heritage
The paper follows the evolution of cultural significance of the symbolism and meaning of black and white thanks to the iconographic evolution of the European visual history. In particular, it focuses on the wedding and funeral dresses, as key social and existential transitions, focusing on the historical moment in which the meaning of the two colours was semantically inverted, and critically considering, the phenomenon and its exceptions.
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