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ghaffari M, maziar A, tahoori N. A Comparative Analysis of the Views of Josef Strzygowski and Arthur Upham Pope on the Historiography of Eastern Art. SciJPH 2024; 13 (26) :19-31
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1- Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch. Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Faculty of Theories and Art Studies, Art University.Tehran, Iran ,maziar1356@gmail.com
3- Department of Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Art ,Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran.Iran
2- Department of Faculty of Theories and Art Studies, Art University.Tehran, Iran ,
3- Department of Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Art ,Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran.Iran
Abstract: (887 Views)
One of the most important and challenging issues in Orientalists’ research about art historiography is to investigate the nature and place of Eastern art in comparison with Western art, and how they interact with each other during different historical periods. Strzygowski and Pope were among the most prominent Western researchers who, in the early 20th century, investigated the evolution of Eastern art, focusing on Iranian art and its interactions with Western art. Considering that the views of these two researchers have had significant effects on Western and Iranian researchers in the field of art history, the recognition and analysis of these views is necessary to examine the evolution of Iranian art historiography. Therefore, in the present article, the views of these two Orientalists regarding the historiography of Eastern art are measured and compared with each other. This research is fundamental and theoretical, and a descriptive-analytical method has been used. Data collection in the current research was based on library research. The findings of this research show that the origin, method and approach as well as the sources used by these two researchers were not the same. The results of this research indicate that Strzygowski and Pope have paid attention to the independent and influential nature of Iranian art in comparison with Western art from two different perspectives. The special feature of Strzygowski’s point of view is its emphasis on the influence of the historical flow of Eastern art on the late ancient arts of Western Europe and medieval arts. On the other hand, Pope gives more importance to the examination of oriental art, focusing on Iranian art and emphasizing the formalist aesthetic aspects. Although Pope did not explicitly mention Strzygowski’s influence on his opinions, it seems that Strzygowski’s racial thoughts as well as his view on the role of immigration in the evolution of art history were the main basis of Pope’s view on the superiority of Iranian-Aryan art.
Keywords: A comparative study of the views of Josef Strzygowski and Arthur Upham Pope on the historiography of Eastern artHistoriography of art, Josef Strzygowski, Arthur Upham Pope, Eastern art, Iranian art
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