Dictionary.com
definitions
  • synonyms

scenography

[see-nog-ruh-fee]
noun
  1. the art of representing objects in accordance with the rules of perspective.
  2. scene painting (used especially with reference to ancient Greece).
Show More

Origin of scenography

From the Greek word skēnographía, dating back to 1635–45. See scene, -o-, -graphy
Related formssce·nog·raph·er, nounsce·no·graph·ic [see-nuh-graf-ik, sen-uh-] /ˌsi nəˈgræf ɪk, ˌsɛn ə-/, sce·no·graph·i·cal, adjectivesce·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for scenography

Contemporary Examples

Historical Examples

  • The important advance indicated by Agatharchos in scenography was made in the painting of figures by Apollodoros of Athens.

    History of Ancient Art

    Franz von Reber

British Dictionary definitions for scenography

scenography

noun
  1. the art of portraying objects or scenes in perspective
  2. scene painting, esp in ancient Greece
Show More
Derived Formsscenographer, nounscenographic (ˌsiːnəʊˈɡræfɪk) or scenographical, adjectivescenographically, adverb

Word Origin

C17: via Latin from Greek skēnographia a drawing in perspective, from skēnē scene
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012