Phrases. Lyrics. Quotes. References. Cultural Images. The 10 main categories - click one to start browsing and searching The outline below lists the 450 basic categories of the Iconclass system. You can use the outline to familiarize yourself with the main groups of subjects. When you click on a concept you can see how each category is further subdivided. In addition you will find illustrations for almost all of the main categories. Where possible these are taken from the collection of RKDImages .
If RKDImages does not have pictures to illustrate the use of an Iconclass concept, you will see the token image of the German Bildindex , probably the most prolific user of the Iconclass system. Three levels deep 0 · Abstract, Non-representational Art 1 · Religion and Magic 10 · (symbolic) representations ~ creation, cosmos, cosmogony, universe, and life (in the broadest sense) 11 · Christian religion 11A · Deity, God (in general) ~ Christian religion 11B · the Holy Trinity, 'Trinitas coelestis'; Father, Son and Holy Ghost ~ Christian religion 2 · Nature. Rhymes. Acronyms & Abbreviations. Signs, Glyphs and Symbols. Art and Architecture. Conversions. Synonyms. Definitions.