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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
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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For a thorough, revisionist analysis of its context, meaning, and iconography, see Shimao Arata, Josetsu-hitsu Hyonenzu: Hyotan namazu no ikonorojii (Josetsu's Hyonenzu: the iconology of the gourd catfish) (Tokyo, 1996).
Shaking up Japan: Edo society and the 1855 catfish picture prints by Smits, Gregory / Journal of Social History
In African Images: Essays in African Iconology, eds.
The historical life of objects: African art history and the problem ... by Ogbechie, Sylvester Okwunodu / African Arts
Oppenheim's work could be seen as critical dialogue with various attempts to make art legible by subjecting it to a linguistic model--from Panofskyan iconology to the Conceptual art of the era from which the alphabet posters stem.
Lisa Oppenheim: Galerie Juliette Jongma by Lutticken, Sven / Artforum International
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