ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
  2. 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

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Related dictionary entries include depiction, symbolism, iconology, imagery, pictography, representation.

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