This talk will analise works of two major art historians: Edgar Wind and Aby Warburg. In particular, we will dive into Wind’s interpretation of Warburg’s central ideas of the biology of images. We will talk about the universality of the expression of emotions and movements, the concept of empathy, the phenomenon of collective memory, and the engram and offer a fresh perspective on these views in light of recent research on neurophysiology and experimental aesthetics. During this talk we will compare and contrast Warburg’s and Wind’s insights on the biological implications of images for both the artist and the viewer and discuss how both approaches became the foundation for a theory of aesthetic response.

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