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i·co·nol·o·gy  (k-nl-j)
n.
The branch of art history that deals with the description, analysis, and interpretation of icons or iconic representations.
i·cono·logi·cal (-kn-lj-kl) adj.
ico·nolo·gist n.
iconology [ˌaɪkɒˈnɒlədʒɪ]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the study or field of art history concerning icons
2. icons collectively
3. (Christianity / Eastern Church (Greek & Russian Orthodox)) the symbolic representation or symbolism of icons
iconological  [aɪˌkɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
iconologist  n
iconology
1. the study of images.
2. iconography. — iconologist, n. — iconological, adj.
See also: Images
the description, history, and analysis of symbolic art or artistic symbolism, especially that of the late medieval and Renaissance periods. Also called iconography. — iconologist, n. — iconological, adj.
See also: Art
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Noun1.iconology - the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)
art history - the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture


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But the decoding can also become more properly iconological, to invoke Erwin Panofsky's distinction between the iconographer who is content to identify the referent and the iconologist who attempts to interpret it.
Robert Rauschenberg's Combines: two views by Dunham, Carroll / Artforum International
It is important to recognize the close affinity of Panofsky's methodological polemics and his apology for the Renaissance, for ultimately the art historical methodology of the iconologist and the cultural ideals represented by the Renaissance were closely connected in his mind.
Erwin Panofsky and the renascence of the Renaissance by Landauer, Carl / Renaissance Quarterly
Culture, according to early-twentieth-century iconologist Aby Warburg's theory of the pathos formula, is transmitted through affective recapitulation, and Heng's figures are ghostly embodiments of affective gestures, poses, and postures.
EUAN HENG by Green, Charles / Artforum International
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