iconography

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• ICONOGRAPHY — ICONOGRAPHY, art of pictorial representation, specifically, that branch of the history of art which concerns itself with subject matter rather than form. Before c. 1600 Jewish art and iconography may be said to have come into being with the birth …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Iconography — I co*nog ra*phy, n. [Gr. ? a sketch or description; e ikw n an image + ? of describe: cf. F. iconographie.] 1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• iconography — [ī΄kə näg′rə fē] n. [ML iconographia < Gr eikonographia, a sketch, description: see ICONO & GRAPHY] 1. the art of representing or illustrating by pictures, figures, images, etc. 2. the study of symbols, themes, and subject matter in the visual …   English World dictionary

• iconography — (n.) 1620s, from M.L. iconographia, from Gk. eikonographia sketch, description, from eikon (see ICON (Cf. icon)) + graphia (see GRAPHY (Cf. graphy)). Related: Iconographic …   Etymology dictionary

• iconography — ► NOUN 1) the use or study of images or symbols in visual arts. 2) the visual images associated with a person or movement. 3) the illustration of a subject by drawings or figures. DERIVATIVES iconographer noun iconographic adjective …   English terms dictionary

• Iconography — This article is principally concerned with iconography in art history; for religious painting in Eastern Christianity, see Icon. Holbein s The Ambassadors is a complex work whose iconography remains the subject of debate Iconography i …   Wikipedia

• iconography — iconograph /uy kon euh graf , grahf /, n. iconographer, n. /uy keuh nog reuh fee/, n., pl. iconographies. 1. symbolic representation, esp. the conventional meanings attached to an image or images. 2. subject matter in the visual arts, esp. with… …   Universalium

• iconography — [[t]aɪkənɒ̱grəfi[/t]] N UNCOUNT The iconography of a group of people consists of the symbols, pictures, and objects which represent their ideas and way of life. The pictures of the original moon landings are as much a part of the iconography of… …   English dictionary

• iconography —    , iconograph, iconographer    Iconography is the pictorial representation of a subject, or the collected images (or icons) illustrating a subject pictures, diagrams, etc. Iconography can mean the description of representational works of art.… …   Glossary of Art Terms

• iconography — i|co|nog|ra|phy [ˌaıkəˈnɔgrəfi US ˈna: ] n [U] the way that a particular people, religious or political group etc represent ideas in pictures or images ▪ Native American iconography …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• iconography — noun (U) the way that a particular people, religious or political group etc represent ideas in pictures or images: Crocodiles and hippopotami are both symbols of evil in the iconography of ancient Egypt …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English