Discuss (how the visual elements were created), style (how they appear within a certain tradition), and iconography (what they mean culturally and historically).

WHAT IS VISUAL ANALYSIS:

“Visual analysis (sometimes called formal analysis) is an organized verbalization of the visual aspects of an artwork.

Visual analysis usually begins by describing the formal elements that compose an image (such as line, shape, color, and texture), noting how the parts relate to one another and to the image as a whole. Visual analysis goes beyond mere description by organizing the relevant visual elements around a main idea or interpretation.

Visual analyses can include research on technique (how the visual elements were created), style (how they appear within a certain tradition), and iconography (what they mean culturally and historically).”[1]