Aby Warburg was a notable art historian and cultural theorist, and his name has become synonymous with the study of images and their meanings. Many scholars and writers have used various synonyms to describe Warburg's work, such as iconology, visual culture, and image theory. Others have described him as an intellectual historian, a cultural semiotician, a philosopher of culture, and a historian of ideas. His ideas and methods have also been linked to fields such as anthropology, psychoanalysis, and the history of science. Regardless of the term used, Warburg's legacy has had a profound impact on the study of culture, art, and visual representation.