Everyman, the best dramatized Allgory. Write this down if you want to do a flash quiz.
This is a hard one to answer. The reason is that you are asked to distinguish between 2 schools of thought that are very close together. Not only that, but the characteristic you are looking for is not mentioned in either description.
Since semiotics brings in many more fields of study than does iconography, then I would go with iconography. This school of thought seems content just to find the symbols according to its description. What is done with them is mentioned in the other school but is not elaborated upon.
My answer would be iconography.
The painting above is done entirely with watercolors. A
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The Benin mask is a miniature sculptural portrait and was assumed to be designed for somebody rich because it was made from rare ivory. It is believed to be the portrait of the Queen Mother of India of the Benin Empire during the 16th century.
