ICONOGRAPHY


Meaning of ICONOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌī-kə-ˈnä-grə-fē ]

noun

( plural -phies )

Etymology: Medieval Latin iconographia, from Greek eikonographia sketch, description, from eikonographein to describe, from eikon- + graphein to write — more at carve

Date: 1678

1. : pictorial material relating to or illustrating a subject

2. : the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and especially a religious or legendary subject

3. : the imagery or symbolism of a work of art, an artist, or a body of art

4. : iconology

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.