Definition of: iconography

(ī′kə·nog′rə·fē) noun plural ·phies
1. The science of the description and study of paintings, sculptures, portraits, busts, statues, emblems, and symbolism: Christian iconography.
2. The art of illustration by figures; pictorial representation.
3. Obs. A picture or other representation, or a collection of representations. [<Med. L iconografìa <Gk. eikonografia <eikōn icon + graphein write]
—i·con·o·graph·ic (ī·kon′ə·graf′ik) or ·i·cal adjective