[ico.nog.ra.phy] n, pl -phies [ML iconographia, fr. Gk eikonographia sketch, description, fr. eikonographein to describe, fr. eikon- + graphein to write--more at carve] (1678) 1: pictorial material relating to or illustrating a subject
2: the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and esp. a religious or legendary subject
3: the imagery or symbolism of a work of art, an artist, or a body of art
4: iconology