Associations to the word «Iconography»

Wiktionary

ICONOGRAPHY, noun. A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
ICONOGRAPHY, noun. The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
ICONOGRAPHY, noun. The study of representative art in general.

Dictionary definition

ICONOGRAPHY, noun. The images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche