The Invention of Image Science: With his image anthropology, Hans Belting provides internationally groundbreaking impulses for a fundamental revision of the self-understanding and methods of art history. With his well-known book "Image and Cult," Hans Belting previously crossed the threshold into image history. In image anthropology, he consistently continues this path and makes the entire complexity of the topic 'image' visible: from the cult of the dead in the ancient Orient to photography and virtual reality in today's media. With this, Hans Belting has created one of the most significant works for the development of image science. He examines both the unfolding of the media society and the ongoing 'crisis of representation.'.