quintessence vs illustration

quintessence and illustration both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
quintessence	Yes	No	No	No
illustration	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, illustration is a hypernym of quintessence; that is, illustration is a word with a broader meaning than quintessence:

Other hypernyms of quintessence include example, instance, representative.

quintessence (noun)	illustration (noun)
the purest and most concentrated essence of something	a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used to make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
the most typical example or representative of a type	an item of information that is typical of a class or group
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies	artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
	showing by example