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iconology

Translations

iconologynoun

iconologies

Iconology is the study of visual imagery and its symbolism.

Иконология — это изучение визуальных образов и их символики.

Synonyms

visual representation

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.