iconographic
- adjective
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡrəfɪk/
- Specialized
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iconográfico
- The iconographic details in this painting reveal much about the artist's religious beliefs.
- iconographic tradition
- iconographic program
- iconographic repertoire
Examples
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Leonardo was given an iconographic program, which maps out the fullness of history with overwhelming precision.
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In the character of the princess, Tintoretto introduced a figure surplus to the strictly formulated iconographic requirements.
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Overall, though, there does not seem to have been any iconographic program organizing the room where it hung.
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Again, it is possible that some other interpretation might explain this scene better than my iconographic gloss.
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In conclusion, Hauck's iconographic analysis of the human figure cannot be substantiated.
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Caravaggio was constantly dealing not only with a preexisting iconographic tradition but also with the conventions and genre-based rules of history painting.
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Further research is needed before the iconographic, cultic, and artistic affiliations among this group of monuments can be clarified.
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The Saint Philip reliquary's similarities to the Florentine Cathedral place it within the iconographic tradition of metalwork objects that copy particular buildings.
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The image does refer directly to Isaiah, and its "iconographic peculiarity" can be fully elucidated through the extant writings of Hugh.
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Like Janson, de Bruyn approaches the painting within the iconographic tradition of the sleeping peddler robbed by the apes.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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A symbol of an idea or quality, like a flag
The meaning of pictures and symbols in art or media
Relating to carved symbols used in art or writing
Using symbols to suggest ideas or feelings instead of saying them directly
Relating to signs that stand for ideas or feelings
Acting as a symbol of an idea like peace or courage
How Iconographic
Surface Forms
Morphology
iconographic = iconography (semi-transparent) = icon + graph + ic
The word is a standard adjective built from iconography, but its art-historical meaning is specialized rather than fully predictable from the parts alone.
Etymology
Iconographic comes from the Greek parts icon meaning 'image' and graph meaning 'to draw', and it was first used for the sacred pictures painted in churches. So iconographic today often describes art that uses these traditional religious images.