Panofskys
Panofskys refers to people bearing the surname Panofsky. The most notable bearer is Erwin Panofsky (1892–1968), a German-born art historian who emigrated to the United States in the 1930s and became a leading figure in twentieth-century art history. Panofsky helped establish iconology as a method of interpreting visual imagery by integrating historical context, interpretation of symbols, and cultural meaning. His influential works include Studies in Iconology (1939) and Meaning in the Visual Arts (1955), which helped shape scholarly approaches to medieval and early modern European art and to the analysis of imagery more broadly. Through his scholarship and teaching, Panofsky influenced generations of historians and fostered interdisciplinary connections between art history, philosophy, religion, and cultural history.
Other individuals with the Panofsky surname have pursued careers in academia, science, and the arts, but none