Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.

    Ikonografie

    иконографияikonografija

    іконографіяikonohrafija

    the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject

  2. (countable, uncountable)The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.

    the iconography of the ancients

  3. (countable, uncountable)The study of representative art in general.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. This iconography is typical of cave art.

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  2. Over the centuries, Tibetan monks have created mandalas, fanciful images of the universe with complex iconography.

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  3. The art of Russian iconography, with its intricate religious paintings, represents a profound spiritual connection and artistic expression.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
set of symbolic forms:
Русский
By meaning 1
set of symbolic forms:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
set of symbolic forms:

Forms

plural: iconographies
Singulariconography
Pluraliconographies

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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