Look up: iconography

1. iconography
   In art history, a way to classify works of art with reference to its subject matter, themes, and symbolism, rather than style. Iconographic study can also be used when analysing the style of a work....
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2. Iconography
   The interpretation and classification of pictorial elements in order to interpret the conceptual, symbolic, and allegoric significance of an image or work of art
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3. iconography
   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 a whole counter-cultural movement. Iconography refers to a whole system of icons with the same range...
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4. Iconography
   the language of images or forms that is typical of a particular cultural content; for example, the iconography of advertising, the western, post-modern architecture etc.
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5. Iconography
   The iconography of a painting is the imagery in it. The term comes from the Greek word ikon meaning image. An icon was originally a picture of Christ on a panel used as an object of devotion in the orthodox Greek Church from at least the seventh century on. Hence the term icon has come to be attache...
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6. Iconography
   Conveying a message using religious symbols
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7. Iconography
   Pictorial material relating to or illustrating a subject, especially a religious or legendary subject, and containing traditional or conventional images or symbols that are associated with that subject. Also, the study of the changes and developments of these compositional elements over time. Also, the symbolic meanings in a work of art.
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8. Iconography
   In Art terminology, iconography is the pictorial representation of a subject, or the collected images illustrating a subject.
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9. Iconography
   I`co·nog'ra·phy noun [ Greek ... a sketch or description; e'ikw`n an image + ... to describe: confer French iconographie .] 1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or represen...
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10. iconography
    1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients. ... 2. The study of representative art in general. Christian iconography, the study of the representations in art of the Deity, the perso...
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11. iconography
    noun the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; `religious iconography`; `the propagandistic iconography of a despot`
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12. Iconography
    • (n.) The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients. • (n.) The study of representative art in general.
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13. Iconography
    (from the article `Van Dyck, Sir Anthony`) ...artists, with the view of having them engraved and published. At least 15 of these portraits were etched by Van Dyck himself. The others were ...
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14. iconography
    the science of identification, description, classification, and interpretation of symbols, themes, and subject matter in the visual arts. The term ... [40 related articles]
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15. iconography
    iconography 1. The images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject. 2. Subject matter in the visual arts; especially, with reference to the conventions regarding the treatment of a subject in artistic representation. 3. The study or analysis of subj...
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16. Iconography
    Religious imagery painted upon wooden panels. The term is also used to define the study of symbolism as it relates to the subject of a work of art.
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17. iconography
    iconography (ī"konog'rufē) [Gr.,=image-drawing] or iconology[Gr.,=image-study], in art history, the study and interpretation of figural representations, either individual or symbolic, religious or secular; more broadly, the art of representation by pictures or images, which may o...
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18. iconography
    In art history, a way to classify works of art with reference to its subject matter, themes, and symbolism, rather than style. Iconographic study can also be used when analysing the style of a work. Attaching significance to symbols can help to identify subject matter (for example, a saint holding k...
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19. ICONOGRAPHY
    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 culture.
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20. iconography
    The symbolic meanings of subjects and signs used to convey ideas important to particular cultures or religions, and the conventions governing the use of such forms.
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21. Iconography
    (album) `Iconography` is the debut album of the keyboardist Travis Dickerson,released December 30, 2009 on his label TDRS Music The album also features the collaboration of several artist`s that have worked with him over the years, including drummer Bryan "Brain" Mantia, guit...
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