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art history vs iconology

iconology vs art history

art history and iconology both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
art history Yes No No No
iconology Yes No No No
As nouns, iconology is a hyponym of art history; that is, iconology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than art history:
  • art history: the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture
  • iconology: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)
art history (noun) iconology (noun)
the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)
Difference between art history and iconology

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