iconography
ico·nog·ra·phy
noun \ˌī-kə-ˈnä-grə-fē\ plural ico·nog·ra·phies
Definition of ICONOGRAPHY
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
See Examples of ICONOGRAPHY
- the iconography of the 1960s
Origin of ICONOGRAPHY
Medieval Latin iconographia, from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikonographein to describe, from eikon- + graphein to write — more at carve
First Known Use: 1678
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