Below is a glossary article post in the category I which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Iconography based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Iconography
So, what is actually meant by Iconography?
The iconography of art is an image in it.
Explanation of Iconography
This term comes from the Greek word icon which means image. The initial icon was a picture of Christ on the panel used as the object of service in the Orthodox Greek Church from at least the seventh century. Therefore the term icon has been attached to any object or picture that is extraordinary or has a special meaning attached to it.
Ikonography is a certain range or type of image type used by artists or artists to convey certain meanings. For example in Christian religious paintings there are iconography of images like The Lamb representing Christ, or pigeons representing the Holy Spirit. But in the iconography of the classical myth, the presence of a pigeon will suggest that every woman who is also present is Dewi Aphrodite or Venus, so that the meaning of certain images can depend on context.
In the eighteenth century William Blake discovered a complex personal iconography to describe his vision of humans and God, and many scholarships have been devoted to interpreting it. In the twentieth century, the iconography of Pablo Picasso was mostly autobiography, while Joseph Beuys developed substance iconography such as Felt, Fat and Honey, to express his ideas about life and society. Ikonography (or iconology) is also an academic discipline of the study of images in art and its meaning.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix I, as well as terms associated with I.
Meaning of Iconography in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Iconography.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Ikonografi (Indonesian), Ikonografi (Java), and Ikonografi in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Ikonografi.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Iconography.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix I. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=iconography
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=iconography
- View example images of iconography through Google here
- View example images of iconography on Bing here
- View example images of iconography on Yandex here
