iconography Definition
ico·nog·ra·phy (ī′kə näg′rə fē)
noun
- the art of representing or illustrating by pictures, figures, images, etc.
- the study of symbols, themes, and subject matter in the visual arts through the identification, description, classification, and definition of these elements
- pl. -·phies icons collectively; esp., any system, use, or collection of symbols or images of a particular artist, artistic or historical period, religious tradition, etc. Hindu iconography, the iconography of Blake
- iconology
Etymology: ML iconographia < Gr eikonographia, a sketch, description: see icono- & -graphy
iconography Related Forms
i′co·nog′·ra·pher noun
icon′o·graph′ic (ī kän′ə graf′ik) adjective or icon′o·graph′i·cal
iconography Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- female: Toward your chest journey times wrong iconography of female required most apparel.
- art: Prynne posits a conflict between the iconography available through meditational perceptions of nature, and the iconography of religious art and pious objects.
- period: Macedonia was a center of the iconography of the old Slavonic period right up to the end of the 19th century.
- activism: As has been examined elsewhere 28, the iconography of peace activism has largely been developed through the design of specific landscape spaces.
- conflict: He has written widely on war art, the iconography of conflict and images of remembrance.
- identity: The images codify the rhetoric of cultural and political nationalism creating a virtual iconography of national identity.
Converse of object
- explore: Endorsements: " Margaret Starbird's research opens doors for each of us to further explore the rich iconography of our own spiritual history.
- develop: The resulting images acknowledge the metaphorical role that materials and objects play in developing various iconographies.
- use: This document provides helpful guidance on using the iconography for your campaign.
- have: All banks will be painted sky blue and have new iconography aimed to make them more appealing to the public.
- examine: Chapter 4 examines the iconography of veiling and the difficulties involved in decoding ancient representations of female dress.
- include: General topic areas covered include iconography, image manipulation and image management.
Adjective modifier
- Byzantine: Byzantine iconography of the cross often depicts the sun and the moon above the cross, to either side.
- Catholic: It's one thing to rip off Catholic iconography.
- religious: In religious iconography, being shown beneath an arch is a traditional sign of divinity.
- Christian: In Christian iconography, St Michael, the Archangel of the Day of Judgment, holds a pair of scales.
- medieval: This military tradition was strong enough to determine the medieval iconography of St Derfel.
- visual: Character names and traits, plot details and story structure, visual iconography and design are all distinct.
Noun used with modifier
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