Relationships Related Term:  visual literacy visual materials n. ~ 1. A discipline of art history that identifies, describes, classifies, and interprets imagery used to represent subjects in visual ar [..]

1670s, "illustration by drawing or figures," from Medieval Latin iconographia, from Greek eikonographia "sketch, description," from eikon (see icon) + -graphia (see -graphy). Relat [..]

Subject matter in visual art, often adhering to particular conventions of artistic representation, and imbued with symbolic meanings. Related: Joan Miró. The Hunter (Catalan Landscape). Montroig, July [..]

Iconography formerly meant the study of likeness. Thus the iconography of Christ would be the attempted portrayal of his actual appearance. Similarly, the iconography of Sir Isaac Newton, for example, [..]

The iconography of an artwork is the imagery within it

The system of using symbolic pictures, images, or figures to represent a subject or theme.

The visual images and symbols associated with a particular person, place, event, situation or concept.

(or icon) the use of a well-known symbol or icon; a means to analyze the themes and various styles in a film Example: in films, a star's persona can be iconographic; or this still photo of Marily [..]

The art of illustration or representation by means of pictures, figures, or images, developed to a high degree in the artistic tradition of the Eastern Orthodox faith. Also refers to the study of the [..]

Refers to single visual elements of a shot which resonate beyond their literal meaning or representation. Thus a particular kind of motor cycle in films like Easy Rider (US, 1969) has come to signify [..]

The study of signs known as icons. Similar to semiology but is especially concerned with landscapes. May reflect dominant power relations and the hegemony in society.

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

((Gk. eikon, "likeness", and graphein, "description") The systematic study and identification of the subject-matter and symbolism of art works, as opposed to their style; the set o [..]

originating from the Greek words meaning ‘image writing’, the images or symbols used in a work of art to convey meaning, in religious art in particular.

A word with several meanings, one being a work of art that is composed of venerated symbols shared by a cultural group. An example would be the painting, "The Annunciation" by Jan Van Eyck ( [..]

Loosely, the “story” depicted in a work of art; people, places, events, and other images in a work, as well as the symbolism and conventions attached to those images by a particular religion or cultur [..]

 - Knowledge of the meanings to be attached to pictorial representations; perhaps the visual equivalent of symbols or metaphors in literature. An artist may be aware of his/her iconography and use it [..]

Classically the knowledge of the meanings attached to pictorial representation . In modern terms it is often used as a broad term to refer to an artist’s symbolic use of personal icons

This term refers to the study and interpretation of the subject matter of art.

the art-historical study of subject matter or symbolism.

The etymology of the composite word is Greek εἰκών ([e]ikon) which means image” and γράφειν graph[ein] to write. Iconography are popularly used in three distinctly different contexts. First and foremo [..]

The systematic study and identification of the subject-matter and symbolism of art works, as opposed to their style; the set of symbolic forms on which a given work is based. Originally, the study and [..]