The Meaning of Images: Six Lectures Delivered for Columbia University at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by John C. Van Dyke examines the importance and significance of images in art. The author investigates how art affects people's perception of the world around them through the display of various ideas and emotions in a visual form. The book contains six interesting lectures that were delivered at the prestigious Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, making this work even more interesting for art lovers and those interested in cultural heritage. The Meaning of Images is not only a book, but also a window into the abundance of art and philosophy intertwined in the world of visual images.