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).

scenography

/ ˌsiːnəʊˈɡræfɪk; siːˈnɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

1. the art of portraying objects or scenes in perspective
2. scene painting, esp in ancient Greece

Derived Forms

• sceˈnographer, noun
• scenographic, adjective
• ˌscenoˈgraphically, adverb

Other Words From

• sce·nograph·er noun
• sce·no·graph·ic [see-n, uh, -, graf, -ik, sen-, uh, -], sceno·graphi·cal adjective
• sceno·graphi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of scenography¹

From the Greek word skēnographía, dating back to 1635–45. See scene, -o-, -graphy

Word History and Origins

Origin of scenography¹

C17: via Latin from Greek skēnographia a drawing in perspective, from skēnē scene

Example Sentences

Each is a wide, skinny horizontal — just 4 feet high but 27½ feet wide — making the full 55-foot expanse into scenography that one instinctively reads from left to right.

From Los Angeles Times

On Saturday the creator and director of 2021's Netflix hit drama "Squid Game" Hwang Dong-hyuk participated in the show scenography.

From Reuters

Later, they start to tug at their T-shirts — costume design and scenography is by Camille Vallat — until they pull them over their heads like veils and eventually stretch them even higher to cover their faces entirely.

From New York Times

Audi explained that he became enamored with filling a hall “where this kind of large-scale theater experience is possible — a visionary experience where there’s much more freedom for scenography, more freedom for creating a special relationship with the audience, with sound, with technology.”

From Washington Post

And Guy de Lancey’s scenography is outstanding: each element of the set, video, lighting and projections shaping our perception of what is murky and uncertain and what is bright and sure.

From New York Times