[ˏaikә'nɔlәdʒi]
n.
肖像(学), 象征主义

[ noun ]
the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)
<noun.cognition>

Iconology \I`co*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; e'ikw`n an image + ?
discourse: cf. F. iconologie.]
The discussion or description of portraiture or of
representative images. Cf. {Iconography}.