iconography
iconography — 名詞
1. the set of visual images and established symbols that people traditionally use t
圖像象徵
傳統上用圖像與符號傳達特定含義的體系
the set of visual images and established symbols that people traditionally use to stand for a particular idea, person, or subject — especially in art, religion, and politics — and the study of what those images mean
In Renaissance paintings, a lamb is part of the standard iconography for Christ.
在文藝復興繪畫中，羔羊是基督圖像象徵的常見元素。
collocation: standard iconography for [figure]
Ryan wrote his thesis on the iconography of Soviet propaganda posters from the 1950s.
Ryan 的論文研究 1950 年代蘇聯宣傳海報的圖像象徵。
pattern: iconography of [movement / body of work]
The eagle, the flag, and the shield belong to the iconography of American power.
老鷹、旗幟與盾牌屬於美國權力圖像象徵的一部分。
Ayesha specialises in the iconography of Hindu temple carvings in southern India.
Ayesha 專攻南印度印度教寺廟雕刻的圖像象徵。
To understand this medieval tapestry, you first need to learn its religious iconography.
要理解這幅中世紀掛毯，你得先了解它的宗教圖像象徵。
- symbolism
Broader term; covers any kind of symbol (visual, verbal, or abstract), not only images and not only within a single tradition
- imagery
More general; refers to all the visual pictures a work creates in the mind, whether or not they carry fixed symbolic meanings
- visual language
Emphasises the communicative and conventional aspect; common in art criticism and design
用法筆記
Typically uncountable. Refers to a whole system of symbols, not to individual pictures.