2 : the traditional or conventional images or symbols associated with a subject and especially a religious or legendary subject
3 : the imagery or symbolism of a work of art, an artist, or a body of art
Van Straten, Roe. An Introduction to Iconography: Symbols, Allusions and Meaning in the Visual Arts. Overseas Publishers Association: Nevada, 1994. An Introduction to Iconography explains the ways that artists use references and allusions to create meaning. The book presents the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of iconography and ICONCLASS, the comprehensive iconographical indexing system developed by Henri van de Waal
"The figure in the icon is not meant to represent literally what Peter or John or any of the apostles looked like, or what Mary looked like, nor the child, Jesus. But, the orthodox painter feels, Jesus of Nazareth did not walk around Galilee faceless. The icon of Jesus may not look like the man Jesus two thousand years ago, but it represents some quality of Jesus, or his mother, or his followers, and so becomes an open window through which we can be given a new glimpse of the love of God. " - Madeleine L'Engle
"In their simplicity and directness [neon signage is] a kind of urban iconography with which we can identify on many levels." — Rudi Stern
My obsession with religious iconography is obvious, but in my quest to turn from using obvious symbols and begin using religion more abstractly I am finding comparisons in modern iconography. For example, Joe Strummer as a Christ figure.
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