Iconology (Crossword clue)

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• The subject matter of this study, icons collectively
• The study of icons or symbolic representations
• The discussion or description of portraiture or of representative images
• The branch of knowledge which deals with the subject of icons (or images)
• The historical analysis and interpretive study of symbols or images and their contextual significance
• A method of interpreting the meaning of a work of art by synthesising iconography with the full historical context
• A branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meanings (especially in social or political terms)
• Studies in history of art concerned with the interpretation of the matter or subject treated by artists without consideration of their personalities