figurative vs pictured

figurative

adj
  • Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative 

  • representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art. 

  • Metaphorically so called. 

  • Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig. 

  • With many figures of speech. 

pictured

adj
  • represented by a picture 

  • furnished with pictures 

How often have the words figurative and pictured occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )