Iconography vs. Iconology

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Difference Between Iconography and Iconology
Iconographynoun
A set of specified or traditional symbolic forms associated with the subject or theme of a stylized genre of art.
Iconologynoun
The study of icons in art or art history.
Iconographynoun
The art of representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons.
the iconography of the ancientsIconologynoun
the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)
Iconographynoun
The study of representative art in general.
Iconographynoun
the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject;
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