adjective
- relating to or involving iconography; of or concerning the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the interpretation of such images
Usage: art history; academic
Examples
- The museum’s iconographic analysis revealed hidden religious symbols in the painting.
- Medieval art is rich in iconographic elements that conveyed spiritual messages to viewers.
- The professor discussed the iconographic traditions of Byzantine mosaics.
- Her dissertation focused on the iconographic program of Renaissance frescoes.
- The iconographic study examined how different cultures represent divine figures.
- Art historians use iconographic methods to decode the meaning of ancient sculptures.