Definition of iconography
iconographies
1 : pictorial material relating to or illustrating a subject
2 : the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and especially a religious or legendary subject
3 : the imagery or symbolism of a work of art, an artist, or a body of art
4 : iconology
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Examples of iconography in a Sentence
the iconography of the 1960s
Recent Examples of iconography from the Web
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Below, in the earthly realm, at God's right hand (in keeping with traditional Last Judgement iconography) are assembled the great and the good, awaiting their entrance to Heaven/New Jerusalem.
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Like her previous maternity pics, the shot harks back to Renaissance portraits chock-full of religious iconography.
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Smith said the chapel should not include a permanent display of any religious iconography, and students can bring their own, so the chapel isn’t designated only for religious use.
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Levy always knew the lights would be a major part of the show’s iconography.
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Take a gander at the left side of the Nissan’s gauge cluster, and the answer should be clear to anyone who has seen Tesla’s iconography and instrumentation for its Autopilot semi-autonomous technologies.
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Brendon Babenzien The use of skateboarding iconography, notably by several different fashion designers and retailers, has left behind a trail of legal disputes and several feuds.
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Brendon Babenzien The use of skateboarding iconography, notably by several different fashion designers and retailers, has left behind a trail of legal disputes and several feuds.
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But in every serious study of Wonder Woman there is always a consideration of the way her accoutrements—the bracelets, the lasso, etc.—relate to Marston’s fascination with iconography of bondage.
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Did You Know?
If you saw a 17th-century painting of a man writing at a desk with a lion at his feet, would you know you were looking at St. Jerome, translator of the Bible, who, according to legend, once pulled a thorn from the paw of a lion, which thereafter became his devoted friend? And if a painting showed a young woman reclining on a bed with a shower of gold descending on her, would you recognize her as Danaë, locked up in a tower to keep her away from the lustful Zeus, who then managed to gain access to her by transforming himself into golden light (or golden coins)? An iconographic approach to art can make museum-going a lot of fun—and amateur iconographers know there are also plenty of symbols lurking in the images that advertisers bombard us with daily.
Origin and Etymology of iconography
Medieval Latin iconographia, from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikonographein to describe, from eikon- + graphein to write — more at carve
ICONOGRAPHY Defined for English Language Learners
iconography
playDefinition of iconography for English Language Learners
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: the images or symbols related to something
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