A series of pictures forming a narrative, especially (in medieval art) a biblical or hagiographic narrative presented in illuminated manuscripts, stained-glass windows, etc.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in American Journal of Archaeology.
Definition of picture cycle in US English:
picture cycle
noun
Art
A series of pictures forming a narrative, especially (in medieval art) a biblical or hagiographic narrative presented in illuminated manuscripts, stained-glass windows, etc.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in American Journal of Archaeology.