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[ ahy-kuh-nog-ruh-fee ] / ˌaɪ kəˈnɒg rə fi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR iconography ON THESAURUS.COM
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 iconography1620–30; <Medieval Latin īconographia<Greek eikonographía.See icono-, -graphy OTHER WORDS FROM iconographyi·con·o·graph [ahy-kon-uh-graf, -grahf], /aɪˈkɒn əˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf/, nouni·co·nog·ra·pher, nounWords nearby iconographyicono-, iconoclasm, iconoclast, iconoclastic, iconographic, iconography, iconolatry, iconology, iconomatic, iconophile, iconoscope Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for iconographyThat all-American iconography has always been so potent in the Superman myth. Christopher Nolan Uncut: On ‘Interstellar,’ Ben Affleck’s Batman, and the Future of Mankind|Marlow Stern|November 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST The West trades on its iconography, and many writers satisfy the hunger for that epic, legendary place. Book Bag: Gritty Stories From the Real Montana|Carrie La Seur|October 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST Niwemfite lives by herself, surrounded by stark walls taped with photos of Christian iconography. After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone|Nina Strochlic|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The iconography of The Ghent Altarpiece has long fascinated scholars. Hitler’s Hunt for the Holy Grail and the Ghent Altarpiece|Noah Charney|December 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
What Brown really means is iconography, the study of symbols. Fact-Checking Dan Brown’s ‘Inferno’: 10 Mistakes, False Statements, and Oversimplifications|Noah Charney|May 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST The best artists go astray when they fail to obtain their ideas of Christian iconography from a qualified ecclesiastic. The Revolt of the Angels|Anatole France The history of engraving is a part of iconography, and various histories of the art exist in different languages. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various "Animals are also introduced in the iconography of the saints," the Abbé Plomb resumed. The Cathedral|Joris-Karl Huysmans He has not fared well in Chinese iconography which represents him as an enormously fat smiling monk. Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot None of these theories are of much importance as living beliefs at the present day but their influence can be seen in iconography. Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
British Dictionary definitions for iconography
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 Derived forms of iconographyiconographer, nouniconographic (aɪˌkɒnəˈɡræfɪk) or iconographical, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to iconographydrawing, emblem, picture, icon, image, folklore, ikon, logo, badge, motif, representation, idol |