Ikonikat, another look at art

Heat map from the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application, based on 4 users’ mark-ups on the painting Peasant Family by Louis Le Nain. Developed by research scientists at CNRS, Ikonikat is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he…

Filtered heat map from the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application, based on mark-ups effected by pupils viewing David's painting (Belisarius Begging for Alms, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille). It indicates the frequency of occurrence of mark-up (red: very frequent). Developed by research scientists at CNRS, Ikonikat is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the…

Heat maps from the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application, based on mark-ups effected by pupils viewing David’s painting (Belisarius Begging for Alms, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille). They indicate the frequency of occurrence of mark-up (blue: infrequent; red: very frequent). According to whether they come from pupils who visited the museum during the school year (left) or not (right), the mark-ups are not positioned in the same areas of the painting. Developed by research scientists at…

A screen from the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application. Here, the user interface by means of which museum visitors can mark with their fingers the significant areas of Jacques-Louis David’s painting (Belisarius Begging for Alms, 1780, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Lille). This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application in front of Jean-Baptiste Wicar’s painting the Judgment of Solomon at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate,…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Sociologist Mathias Blanc presents the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application to pupils in front of Jacques-Louis David’s painting Belisarius Begging for Alms (1780) at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the…

A pupil using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without resorting to words, what he thinks is pertinent in the image…

Presentation of Jacques-Louis David’s painting Belisarius Begging for Alms (1780) at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Lille to a group of pupils using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a…

A group of visitors using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the "Le mystère Le Nain" (The Le Nain mystery) exhibition at the Louvre-Lens museum. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without…

A group of visitors using the Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application at the "Le mystère Le Nain" (The Le Nain mystery) exhibition at the Louvre-Lens museum. This application developed by research scientists at CNRS is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate, without…

Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application interface. The mark-up by a visitor to the exhibition is undertaken from observation of the painting Peasant Family by Louis Le Nain. Developed by research scientists at CNRS, Ikonikat is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate,…

Ikonikat (Ikonik Analysis Toolkit) application interface. The mark-up by a visitor to the exhibition is undertaken from observation of the painting Peasant Family by Louis Le Nain. Developed by research scientists at CNRS, Ikonikat is a tool for visual analysis of works of art aimed at both the public and experts. Both a research and a cultural outreach tool, it assists in better understanding the reception of art images. Equipped with a tablet, the visitor looking at a painting can indicate,…