Semiology and painting according to René Passeron

Abstract

The present article is concerned with René Passeron's thoughts about the fundamentals of a linguistic-semiotic analysis of pictorial works. To what extent can a painting be considered a text? Which would be the basic elements in a painting? Can we speak about articulations of unities in the visual field defined by an are work of this nature? And which would be its repertories and com bination rules? This paper proposes a discussion of problems such as these departing from the rigorous and opportune considera tions made by the important theoretician, critic and art historian unfortuna tely almost unknown among us.