 ##  [Iconography](/index.php/iconography) 

  ##  [Iconography](https://humanitites.quantumdictionary.io/iconography-0) 

  
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**Humanities &amp; Arts Dictionary**

 
Definition

A methodological practice of identifying, cataloguing, and describing the subject matter, conventional motifs, attributes, and formulaic visual elements in an image or series of images to determine who or what is represented and to trace motif usage across works and periods.

 
 ##  [Iconography](https://religion.quantumdictionary.io/iconography-1) 

  
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**Religion, Spirituality &amp; Esotericism Dictionary**

 
Definition

A conventional system of visual symbols, attributes, motifs and compositional rules used to represent theological concepts, sacred narratives, and holy persons within a culture or tradition; meanings derive from shared conventions, context and historical usage rather than from pictorial form alone.