ikoonografias
Ikoonografias is the study of visual symbols and their meanings in art and visual culture. Drawing on Greek roots eikon (image) and graphein (to write), the term refers to the identification of subject matter and the conventional signs used to convey ideas, narratives, or identities in works ranging from paintings and frescoes to sculpture and illuminated manuscripts.
In scholarly use, iconography typically refers to the cataloguing of motifs and attributes—such as the sun
Researchers employ methods including the analysis of typologies, iconographic attributes, scene composition, documentary sources, and archival
Examples of iconographic traditions include Christian iconography with motifs such as the Virgin and Child or