Who (name of the science) researches meaning communicated through arts?

Question

John I. Saeed in his famous textbook defines the Semantic as "Semantics is the study of meaning communicated through language". So - what is name for the science that researches meaning as communicated through art? Does aesthetics do this? I guess that aesthetics is more about form and less about meaning (content)?

Answer 1

Semantics also applies to meaning communicated through art. On the other hand, syntax has to do with structure, whether in language or art.