"The identification, description and interpretation of the content of images: the subjects depicted, the particular compositions and details used to do so, and other elements that are distinct from artistic style."
A study of the symbols and signs used in artworks and their cultural and historical meanings.
"The word iconography comes from the Greek εἰκών ("image") and γράφειν ("to write" or to draw)."
"The production or study of the religious images, called 'icons', in the Byzantine and Orthodox Christian tradition."
"The correct term is 'icon painting'."
"It may mean a particular depiction of a subject in terms of the content of the image, such as the number of figures used, their placing and gestures."
"It is used in many academic fields other than art history, such as semiotics, media studies, and archaeology."
"For the content of images, the typical depiction in images of a subject, and related senses."
"Differences have been made, although the definitions and the distinction made vary."
"Genres are immediately recognizable through their iconography, motifs that become associated with a specific genre through repetition." Quotes for the remaining questions could not be found in the given paragraph.