This book offers a distinctive and compelling examination of artworks as vital historical documents, utilizing a multifaceted lens to delve into the cultural and artistic landscape of a particular era. By analyzing Papal commissions in Rome from the 15th to 17th centuries that notably incorporate Persian motifs, the book reveals the intentions of artists, the motivations of patrons, and the evolving styles and motifs across different cultures. Employs traditional art historical approaches but also extends beyond them, the book considers these artistic creations as significant contributions to the broader cultural heritage of the region. This book is a must read for scholars of Islamic studies and heritage studies.

Deciphers visual diplomacy in Papal-Persian encounters in the Borgia apartments at the Vatican Explores the diplomatic relations between Persia and the Papacy, highlighting the role of artistic commissions in Rome Underscores how Persia and the Papacy adapted their diplomatic strategies in response to internal and external changes

Autorentext

Negar Sarah Rokhgar is an Art Historian with dual specialty in the Arts and Material Culture of Early Modern Europe and the Islamic world (7th century to contemporary). Currently, she serves as an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art History at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and hosts MAP Forum (weekly webinar series) for the Medici Archive Project. Her research focuses on material exchanges between early modern Europe and the Islamicate empires of the eastern Mediterranean. Portions of her work have appeared in The Burlington Magazine (October 2022) and Material Culture Review (Summer 2024). Her forthcoming monograph, Crossroads of Mobility between Early Modern Tuscany and Persia, sponsored by The New Foundation for Art History, is slated for publication with Penn State University Press.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction:Forging Rome's Multicultural Legacy.- Chapter 2. Turbans and Tithes: Deciphering Visual Diplomacy in Papal-Persian Encounters in the Borgia Apartments at the Vatican.- Chapter 3. Papal Power and the Persian Periphery: Visual Strategies in the Church of Sant'Onofrio.- Chapter 4. From Encounter to Image: Persians in Sala Clementina.- Chapter 5. Visual Diplomacy in Giovanni Orlando's Engraving.- Chapter 6. A Papal Monument and the Persian Other: Visual Strategies on the Tomb of Paul V.- Conclusion: A Tapestry of Encounters.