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Iconographic vs Iconography - What's the difference?

iconographic | iconography |

As an adjective iconographic

is of or pertaining to a religious icon.

As a noun iconography is

a set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.

iconographic

English

Adjective

(head)
  • Of or pertaining to a religious icon.
  • Of or pertaining to a secular person or topic that has attained cult status.

    • iconography

    English

    (wikipedia iconography)

    Noun

  • A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
  • The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
    • the iconography of the ancients
  • The study of representative art in general.