iconological
- adjective
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɒlədʒɪkəl/
- Specialized
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iconológico
- By studying the iconological elements of the sculpture, the students learned how artists convey complex messages.
Examples
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In the spirit of D. W. Meinig's (1983) call for geographers to participate in the humanities rather than only borrow from them, my purpose here is to explore connections between lighthouses and human experience; thus, this essay is explicitly personal and iconological.
Academic text (2007) -
A better grasp of the scope and purposes of narrative illustration would also provide firmer grounding for studies of individual works, different types of illustration, and iconological programs.
Academic text (1998) -
There's a murdered family, missing children, and some form of iconological totem or a thematic offering.
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This text was built up through a combination of iconological markers, or visual cues, and through the arrangement of spaces within the monastery.
Academic text (2008) -
Thus, the allegory Chassriau deployed owed less to iconological manuals than it did to a shifting matrix of socially produced meanings.
Academic text (2004) -
Although Panofsky did not dwell further on the idea of pseudomorphosis (n65), his practical iconological readings can be understood as demonstrations of the "unwilling" and in complete character of the early modern artwork.
Academic text (2005) -
The art historian conducted an iconological analysis of the painting to uncover its hidden meanings.
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This exhibition focuses on the iconological significance of symbols used in Renaissance art.
Synonyms
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6.3
Helping people understand art or history
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6.7
Explaining art, writing, or data so people understand it better
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9.9
A way of thinking that describes how people find meaning in texts, art, or symbols
The meaning of pictures and symbols in art or media
About how a piece is played or acted, for example in music and drama
Relating to the study of signs and symbols and how people use them
About signs and symbols that give meaning, for example in advertising or traffic signs
Relating to signs that stand for ideas or feelings
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Iconological comes from the Greek parts eikon ('image') and logos ('study' or 'word'), and it means studying images and symbols in art, so it is used when we look for the ideas and stories pictures show.