The Iconological Reading of Lily's Character in the Paintings of Lily and Majnoon According to the Social Implications of the Qajar Period from the Perspective of Erwin Panofsky (1892-1968(

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Associate Professor at Alzahra university

10.30465/ws.2024.47769.4027

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Painting influenced by Iranian literature and history is one of the manifestations of the relationship between art and literature, which has always had a special place in Iranian culture. The study of these works can lead to new readings in the field of image studies with regard to social implications. The scene of the meeting of "Laili and Majnoon" is one of the most prominent scenes of the love story in Khamseh Nizami, which has been depicted many times by Iranian artists. The purpose of this research is to read iconologically and find out the analysis of Lili's personality in some paintings of the meeting between Lili and Majnoon. Introducing and analyzing the visual features that have received less attention is one of the development goals of this research. The research question is as follows, based on reading iconology from Panofsky's point of view; How is the character of Lily represented by Qajar era artists? The research method in this research was descriptive-analytical and using library resources.

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