iconology

Translations

iconologynoun
iconologies
pl
The professor specialized in iconology, focusing on the symbolic meanings of Renaissance art.
Le professeur s'est spécialisé en iconologie, en se concentrant sur les significations symboliques de l'art de la Renaissance.
Additional translations
iconologiePar extension, ensemble des significations symboliques attachées à des images ou à des œuvres.
Synonyms
visual representation

Definitions

iconologynoun
The study or analysis of visual imagery and its symbolism and interpretation, especially in social or political terms.
The professor specialized in iconology, focusing on the symbolic meanings of Renaissance art.
A particular theory, system, or body of symbolic meanings attached to a set of images or artworks.
The book compares the iconologies of medieval Christian art and modern advertising.