Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Visual Arts

Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Visual Arts

Interpretation of the Painting of Fereydoun and his Sons in Tahmasbi’s Shahnameh with the Consept of Tragedy from Hegel’s Perspective

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Master of Arts in Painting, Faculty of Visual Arts, University of Art, Tehran, Iran
2 Master of Arts Research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Faculty Member, Faculty of Arts, Ferdows Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, Iran
10.22034/jivsa.2023.410429.1065
Abstract
Ferdowsi's Shahnameh is a collection of stories with universal structural elements, the concept of tragedy in many of them, in accordance with Aristotelian thought, is a part of the content of this valuable literary treasure. The coexistence of the Shahnameh with the art of painting has led to the creation of brilliant and valuable works such as the Shahnameh of Tahmasbi in the history of painting, and the tragic burden of the stories has contributed to the complexity and cultural richness of the paintings. In the description of tragedy, besides Aristotle, other philosophers such as Hegel have presented their thoughts and theories. The present research will answer this question, how is the analysis of Fereydoun and his sons' paintings in Tahmasbi's Shahnameh according to the components of tragedy from Hegel's point of view? The purpose of writing this article is to know the components of tragedy from Hegel's point of view and compare it with the pictures related to the story of Fereydoun and his sons from the Shahnameh of Tahmasbi in order to present a new aspect of these pictures by adapting to the Hegelian model. Based on this, in order to understand the connection between the concept of Hegelian tragedy and the Shahnameh, these paintings have been selected and used in the opinion of the authors because they have the essence of tragedy and the course of the tragic sequence in them. The research method in this is descriptive-analytical, and the information was collected in the form of documents and libraries. The results of the research show that fictions, in addition to having the concepts and characteristics of Aristotelian tragedy, can be examples of Hegelian components. The images on the features of the features of visual and story elements in many cases overlap with the concepts of tragedy according to Hegel. Thus, these paintings can be analyzed not only based on Aristotelian thought, but also based on the concepts of Hegelian tragedy.
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Volume 2, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September 2023
Pages 144-155

  • Receive Date 07 August 2023
  • Revise Date 23 August 2023
  • Accept Date 22 September 2023