Iconography
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡɹəfi/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Iconography is a noun meaning A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
Meaning
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
More Meanings
- The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
- The study of representative art in general.
Example Sentences
the iconography of the ancients
The hundredodd pages of photographs provide superb iconography of artistic collaboration and its rewards.
Word Forms
- iconographies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include depiction, symbolism, iconology, imagery, pictography, representation.
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