iconography
[ ahy-kuh-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ ˌaɪ kəˈnɒg rə fi /
noun, plural i·co·nog·ra·phies.
symbolic representation, especially the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
subject matter in the visual arts, especially with reference to the conventions regarding the treatment of a subject in artistic representation.
the study or analysis of subject matter and its meaning in the visual arts; iconology.
a representation or a group of representations of a person, place, or thing, as a portrait or a collection of portraits.
Origin of iconography
OTHER WORDS FROM iconography
i·con·o·graph [ahy-kon-uh-graf, -grahf] /aɪˈkɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/, noun i·co·nog·ra·pher, nounWords nearby iconography
icono-,
iconoclasm,
iconoclast,
iconoclastic,
iconographic,
iconography,
iconolatry,
iconology,
iconomatic,
iconophile,
iconoscope
British Dictionary definitions for iconograph
iconography
/ (ˌaɪkɒˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun plural -phies
- the symbols used in a work of art or art movement
- the conventional significance attached to such symbols
a collection of pictures of a particular subject, such as Christ
the representation of the subjects of icons or portraits, esp on coins