Atributos de esculturas sacras e a representação dos aspectos simbólicos

Abstract

The sacred sculpture constitutes a cultural heritage asset and, although it is considered a tangible asset, it has intangible values (historical, aesthetic and devotional values), and the photographs of these sculptures compose their documentation. The present research, which has an applied and descriptive nature, used Bardin's Content Analysis method (1977) and searched the literature for image representation methodologies that could contemplate the aspects considered relevant in the photography of sacred sculptures. For the representation of this type of document, it is necessary to consider the intrinsic aspects (descriptive representation), the extrinsic ones (thematic representation), the visual and symbolic aspects, both of photography and sculpture. Although in a limited way, the photography of works of art constitutes an instrument of access to the original work and of democratization of culture to the diverse segments of society. As a result of the research, the characteristics and attributes of the sculptures, the functions and values of Catholic sacred sculptures and the representation of symbolic aspects, which can be portrayed in the proposed methodology, in the specific part of the thematic representation, are presented.