Axiology for analysi̇s of visual arts, particularly paintings

The (work of) Art, up to now, has been studied by eminent persons from different disciplines as aesthetics, art history, criticism, psychology, philosophy, semiotics and so on. And each of them has transfered their knowledge on the disciplines in that they are specialists. In this area, the termes of the sign and the signal of semiotics and the principle of "first of all" (or only) the work of art" of new criticism have been path breaking. In this study, we searched the settlement possibility on a new point of view, without forgetting the contributions of other approaches, and of others. Our basic problem is this question: Can systematic classification of values be helpfull in the comprehension of the (work of) Art? Of course, the negative ansver comes suddenly: There are a lot of writings on the value, it is not new. That is true. But if we read them we can observe that they are limited and sacattered. Not concerned directly with art or the work of art itself. Not classified on the focus of art. So, we think that we need to see the art, on this subject, in a larger perspective. To this end, firstly we reviewed the adjacent concepts of value, like meaning, function, act, And the study is created as two essential chapters: chapter I: theorical: chapter II: practical. In the first chapter, the concept of value is withstanded on which axes, it meams that, on which opposite poles? After that, we studied the value types studied by others, and the value types to be studied. And so we reached to a list of value types. We know that is not an absolute calssificication. It is roughly, and with missing ones. But at the same time it is clear that, our list gives a general idea on the expansion of value concepts, and on the deviation of art study works and on the possibility of axiology (science of values) as understanding or commenting the work of art. In the second chapter, the work of Hans Baldung, dating between 1510 and 1520, "Eve, Serpent and Death" is studied with a critical and comparative regard, focusing only presentative value of work. Secondly the work of Agnolo Bronzino, dating 1546, "The Allegory of Love" is studied in a more detailed form from the point of values. But at the same time, we essayed to understand it fom the comparative and semiotic point of view. As a result, we observed that subjective approaches, transfer the meaning of art to their own center of interest. And we decided that a work of art can be studied from the point of view of new (artistic) axiology. And we can say that it can give to us a chance of testing objectively our study. Keywords: axiology, semantics, hermeunetics, semiotics, value analysis,