Definition of iconography Iconography

/ajˌkʌnɑˈgɹʌfi/ - [aykunagrufee] - i•co•nog•ra•phy

We found 6 definitions of iconography from 5 different sources.

What does iconography mean?

WordNet

Noun

Plural: iconographies

iconography - the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot"

= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary

iconography (Noun)
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

iconography (n.)
The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients.
iconography (n.)
The study of representative art in general.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

iconography
The branch of art history dealing with the identification, description, classification and interpretation of the subject-matter of the figurative arts. (source: UNESCO)