iconography
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
Other meanings
The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
The study of representative art in general.
A kind of
- picture
Related words
- iconographer
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “iconography” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.