Iconclass

classification for visual arts and cultural content, encoding system for the subject matter of images
Thing classification_scheme Q1502787
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Iconclass

Summary

Iconclass is a classification scheme[1]. Iconclass draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (classification_scheme category, ranking #82 of 112).[2]

Key Facts

  • Iconclass's instance of is recorded as classification scheme[3].
  • Iconclass's editor is recorded as Hans Brandhorst[4].
  • Iconclass's developer is recorded as Etienne Posthumus[5].
  • Iconclass's GND ID is recorded as 4395533-2[6].
  • Iconclass's designed by is recorded as Henri van de Waal[7].
  • Iconclass's has use is recorded as art history[8].
  • Iconclass's has use is recorded as iconography[9].
  • Iconclass's has use is recorded as digital art history[10].
  • Iconclass's has use is recorded as cataloging[11].
  • Iconclass's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01655f[12].
  • Iconclass's official website is recorded as https://iconclass.org[13].
  • Iconclass's standards body is recorded as Henri van de Waal Foundation[14].
  • Iconclass's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1256[15].
  • Iconclass's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1257[16].
  • Iconclass's different from is recorded as Getty Iconography Authority[17].
  • Iconclass's ISOCAT ID is recorded as 6036[18].
  • Iconclass's BARTOC ID is recorded as 459[19].
  • Iconclass's exact match is recorded as http://iconclass.org/rdf/2011/09/[20].
  • Iconclass's Quora topic ID is recorded as Iconclass[21].
  • Iconclass's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Cultural Heritage and GLAM catalogues[22].
  • Iconclass's API endpoint URL is recorded as https://termennetwerk-api.netwerkdigitaalerfgoed.nl/reconcile/https://iconclass.org[23].
  • Iconclass's FactGrid item ID is recorded as Q636305[24].

Why It Matters

Iconclass draws 13 Wikipedia views per month (classification_scheme category, ranking #82 of 112).[2] Iconclass has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] Iconclass is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . iconclass.nl. iconclass.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . jstor.org. Retrieved . jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . FactGrid. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Iconclass. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/iconclass
MLA “Iconclass.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/iconclass.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iconclass_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Iconclass}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iconclass}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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