scenography

noun

sce·​nog·​ra·​phy sē-ˈnä-grə-fē How to pronounce scenography (audio)
: the art of perspective representation especially as applied to the design and painting of stage scenery
scenographer
sē-ˈnä-grə-fər How to pronounce scenography (audio)
noun
scenographic
ˌsē-nə-ˈgra-fik How to pronounce scenography (audio)
adjective

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Constructed from wooden structures and double-sided panels, the scenography invites visitors to move through the space as though navigating the narrow corridors of a barge. — Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 After working with Christian Liaigre and Peter Marino (Louis Vuitton) teams, Schmitt ventured out on her own to make her mark in interior architecture and scenography. — Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 3 Mar. 2026 In Tokyo, where the exhibition was staged from December 2022 until May 2023, the scenography explored Dior’s love of Japanese culture. — Alex Wynne, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 Music Box Theatre The theater’s big deployers of expensive live-feed scenography tend to be self-serious — which is one of many reasons that Kip Williams’s camera-happy adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s still deadly clever novella came as such a delight. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scenography

Word History

Etymology

Greek skēnographia painting of scenery, from skēnē + -graphia -graphy

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scenography was in 1611

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“Scenography.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenography. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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