Iconography
Art symbol analysis
Iconography is the visual imagery and symbols associated with a subject, especially in art and religion: Byzantine iconography, the iconography of the Buddha.
The term covers both the images themselves and the study of their meaning.
In broader use, iconography refers to any characteristic visual style or symbolic vocabulary: the iconography of punk rock, Hollywood iconography.
Representational mark or sign
- motifRecurring thematic element
- attributeQuality assigned to something
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
meaning · representation · signifier · visual language · coded · interpretation · metaphor · serpent
Pictorial screen symbol
- saintCanonized holy person
- haloLuminous ring overhead
- ByzantineOf Constantinople's civilization
- MadonnaChrist's mother, or pop icon
gilt · devotional · veneration · triptych · altarpiece · sacred · Christ · Virgin
Spiritual clan symbol
- maskFace-worn concealment
- petroglyphCarved image on stone
- hieroglyphAncient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
- mandalaCircular spiritual diagram
mudra · Celtic knot · scarab · dragon · phoenix · yin-yang · lotus · hamsa
Arranged elements forming whole
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- subject matterContent under discussion
- narrativeAccount of events
- pictorialRelating to pictures
tradition · classical · Renaissance · medieval · Baroque · fresco · mosaic · manuscript
symbol
Representational mark or sign
- motifRecurring thematic element
- attributeQuality assigned to something
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
allegory · meaning · representation · signifier · visual language · coded · interpretation · metaphor · serpent · skull
icon
Pictorial screen symbol
Madonna · gilt · devotional · veneration · triptych · altarpiece · sacred · Christ · Virgin · tempera
totem
Spiritual clan symbol
- maskFace-worn concealment
- petroglyphCarved image on stone
- hieroglyphAncient Egyptian picture-writing symbol
mandala · mudra · Celtic knot · scarab · dragon · phoenix · yin-yang · lotus · hamsa · ankh
composition
Arranged elements forming whole
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- subject matterContent under discussion
- narrativeAccount of events
pictorial · tradition · classical · Renaissance · medieval · Baroque · fresco · mosaic · manuscript · illumination
icon design
Making recognizable small graphics
app · emoji · favicon · toolbar · vector · pixel · flat design · skeuomorphic · UI · badge
- religious iconographySpiritual images and symbols
- Christian iconographyReligious artistic visual language