ábrázolók

Ábrázolók is a Hungarian noun meaning those who depict. It refers to individuals who render subjects into visual representations, such as painters, illustrators, and graphic designers. The term emphasizes the act of representation in a visual medium rather than narration or description in other media.

The word is formed from the verb ábrázolni, “to depict,” with the agent suffix -ó. The plural is ábrázolók and the singular is ábrázoló.

In art history and criticism, ábrázoló can designate a practitioner whose primary aim is visual likeness or representation. They work across genres such as portraiture, landscape, genre scenes, and book illustration. The concept has been used in discussions of realism and representational art within Hungarian artistic traditions, and it can describe both historical and contemporary artists.

Contemporary usage broadens the scope to include digital illustrators and graphic designers who produce depictions for publishing, advertising, animation, and other media, while retaining the core idea of creating visual representations of subjects.

Related terms include ábrázolás (the act of depicting) and képzőművészet (visual arts). See also terminology connected to painting, drawing, illustration, and visual representation in Hungarian art discourse.