iconographical
Relating to imagery
Iconographical relates to iconography—the study or interpretation of visual images, symbols, and their meanings in art.
The term appears most often in art history and religious studies, where scholars analyze the symbolic content of paintings, sculptures, and other works: an iconographical analysis of medieval altarpieces.
It describes the systematic study of what images represent rather than their aesthetic qualities.
Quality assigned to something
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- motifRecurring thematic element
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
- allegorySymbolic tale with deeper meaning
personification · typology · prefiguration · nimbus · halo · aureole · iconology · sigil
Analysis of artistic symbolism
- semioticsStudy of signs, symbols
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
- symbolismRepresenting concepts through images
meaning · analysis · decoding · reading · context · convention · tradition · program
Wet plaster painting technique
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
- triptychArt in three panels
- diptychHinged two-part artwork
illumination · miniature · mural · panel · tempera · gilding · polychrome · Byzantine
attribute
Quality assigned to something
- emblemRepresentational sign or device
- motifRecurring thematic element
- symbolRepresentational mark or sign
allegory · personification · typology · prefiguration · nimbus · halo · aureole · iconology · sigil · device
iconology
Analysis of artistic symbolism
- semioticsStudy of signs, symbols
- hermeneuticsStudy of interpretation methods
- exegesisCritical textual interpretation
symbolism · meaning · analysis · decoding · reading · context · convention · tradition · program · narrative
fresco
Wet plaster painting technique
- mosaicInlaid pictorial arrangement
- altarpieceReligious art behind altar
- triptychArt in three panels
diptych · illumination · miniature · mural · panel · tempera · gilding · polychrome · Byzantine · Renaissance
saint
Canonized holy person
apostle · prophet · angel · archangel · evangelist · patriarch · disciple · crucifix · nativity · annunciation
iconographicalformalist
One emphasizing prescribed conventions
formalistic · stylistic · aesthetic · formal · technical
iconographicaltextual
Of written content
literary · verbal · linguistic · philological · discursive
iconographicalliteral
Meaning exactly what's said
descriptive · documentary · naturalistic · representational · surface-level