Answer:
c. the study of the meaning and imagery in art in its broader cultural or artistic context.
Explanation:
Iconology is the field of knowledge focused on the study and interpretation, broadly, of the meaning of icons or the artistic symbolism of a work or artist, in different historical and cultural contexts. It also designates an area of fine art that studies how a particular subject is treated by different artists at different times, resulting in allegorical or emblematic representations of a worldview.