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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•co•nog•ra•phy (ī′kə nog′rə fē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -phies. - Fine Artsymbolic representation, esp. the conventional meanings attached to an image or images.
- Fine Artsubject matter in the visual arts, esp. with reference to the conventions regarding the treatment of a subject in artistic representation.
- Fine Artthe study or analysis of subject matter and its meaning in the visual arts; iconology.
- Fine Arta representation or a group of representations of a person, place, or thing, as a portrait or a collection of portraits.
- Greek eikonographía. See icono-, -graphy
- Medieval Latin īconographia
- 1620–30
i•con•o•graph (ī kon′ə graf′, -gräf′),USA pronunciation n. i′co•nog′ra•pher, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: iconography /ˌaɪkɒˈnɒɡrəfɪ/ n ( pl -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
ˌicoˈnographer n iconographic /aɪˌkɒnəˈɡræfɪk/, iˌconoˈgraphical adj |