iconography
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- noun
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɒɡrəfi/
- Specialized
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iconografía
- OK, so that explains some of the iconography I see here, like the orb, the cross.
- botanical iconography
- contemporary iconography
- traditional iconography
And we have all sorts of texts and iconography for all of these cults.
- And we have all sorts of texts and iconography for all of these cults.
- I, I, I'm not going to get drawn into a bitter argument about gender fluidity in Hindu iconography.
- There are some, there is some iconography to suggest that mushrooms were involved, but there's also ergot, which is fermented grain, right.
- But it's like some weird religious, you know, iconography type stuff in there.
- And the curious thing is that the same iconography people paint their visions after ayahuasca sessions.
Examples
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We know the culture which built this monument and all the iconography and sculptures are consistent with that culture.
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The painting features striking religious iconography that symbolizes hope and faith.
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So there are a few things that I wanted to ask about, but one in particular was the iconography that I see above these doors.
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There is a certain amount of religious iconography in this scene, and that is intentional.
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And the House of York had always used the symbol of the white rose and we see it all the time in Yorkist iconography.
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Generally, as in conventional Christian iconography, they are identified with the Virgin Mary and associated with chastity.
Academic text (1992) -
The classic text on Esu iconography was written by the anthropologist Joan Wescott in 1962.
Academic text (1999) -
Brown and Cothren have discussed the crusading iconography of a stained-glass window from St.-Denis.
Academic text (1991) -
The high concentration of agonistic iconography in Roman baths signifies the sporting ambiance that dominated these buildings.
Academic text (2011) -
In her lecture, she explained the iconography used in ancient Greek pottery to depict myths.
Synonyms
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A way of using images or objects to stand for ideas and qualities
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The study or use of symbols that show ideas
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A visible thing like a flag that stands for an idea you cannot see
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A study of pictures and their hidden meaning in art and society
A style that uses clear, simple images to show ideas
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Iconography comes from icon meaning 'image' and -graphy meaning 'writing' or 'study'. So, iconography is like 'image-writing', the pictures and symbols people use for a person, idea, or movement and the study of what those images mean.