adverb
- in a manner relating to iconography; with regard to the symbolic representation or interpretation of images and symbols in art
Usage: art history; academic
Examples
- The painting was analyzed iconographically to understand its religious symbolism.
- Iconographically, the dove represents peace in Christian art.
- The scholar examined the manuscript iconographically, focusing on the symbolic meaning of each illustration.
- The artwork functions iconographically as a representation of divine power.
- Medieval art can be interpreted iconographically through its use of specific symbols.
- The researcher approached the frescoes iconographically, studying their symbolic content.