adjective
- relating to or involving the study or description of images, symbols, or visual representations, especially in art
Usage: art history; academic
Examples
- The museum’s iconographical analysis revealed hidden meanings in the medieval paintings.
- Her dissertation focused on the iconographical elements of Renaissance religious art.
- The iconographical study examined how different cultures represent divine figures.
- Scholars used iconographical methods to interpret the ancient frescoes.
- The book provides an iconographical survey of Byzantine mosaics.
- His iconographical research uncovered symbolic patterns across different artistic periods.