scenography

noun

sce·​nog·​ra·​phy sē-ˈnä-grə-fē 

: the art of perspective representation especially as applied to the design and painting of stage scenery

scenographer

sē-ˈnä-grə-fər 

noun

scenographic

ˌsē-nə-ˈgra-fik 

adjective

Examples of scenography in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After working with Christian Liaigre and Peter Marino (Louis Vuitton) teams, Schmitt ventured out on her own to make her mark in interior architecture and scenography. —Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026

Music Box Theatre The theater’s big deployers of expensive live-feed scenography tend to be self-serious — which is one of many reasons that Kip Williams’s camera-happy adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s still deadly clever novella came as such a delight. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025

Platè was known for his work in scenography and as a painter and for revolutionary works like Baños Públicos from 1972, Gabriel added. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025

Constructed from wooden structures and double-sided panels, the scenography invites visitors to move through the space as though navigating the narrow corridors of a barge. —Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Greek skēnographia painting of scenery, from skēnē + -graphia -graphy

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scenography

• arthrography
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• cartography
• cosmography
• cryptography
• demography
• discography
• echography
• ethnography
• filmography
• geography
• hydrography