ekphrasis

A literary description (poems) of a visual piece of work (painting). The writer describes a piece of art through a narrative about what they feel the artwork is about.

Example: Don McLean writes "Vincent (Starry, Starry Night)" about Van Gogh's painting Starry Night.

An ekphrastic poem is a vivid description of a scene, or more commonly, a work of art. Through the imaginative act of narrating and reflecting on the action of a painting, the poet may amplify and expand its meaning.

Example: John Keats’s “Ode on a Grecian Urn,” the ancient vessel piques the curiosity of the speaker, who asks: “What men or gods are these? What maidens loth?” Taylor Swift - Love Story : The song refers to Romeo & Juliet.