Areas of Interest
- Iranian studies
- Early Modern Iran (1600-1850)
- Islamic art and patronage
- Arts of the Book
Biography
Quentin Arnoux is a Ph.D. student in Iranian Studies at the Department of Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations. He completed his education at the University of Geneva and was awarded the Arditi Prize in Art History (2021) for his MA thesis on the production of illustrated manuscripts by the master painter Mu'in Musavvir in late seventeenth-century Iran. He also benefits from academic experiences in France (Université de la Sorbonne) and Iran where he lived for a year (University of Tehran). His research currently explores the idea of kingship and the use of regalian imagery in large-scale artworks during the Safavid and Qajar dynasties.
Education
- MA, University of Geneva (Art History)
- BA, University of Geneva (Art History and French Language & Literature)
Current Supervisor(s)
- Maria Subtelny
- Ruba Kana'an
Presentations
Searching for patrons and inspiration: Mu'in Musavvir and his artistic journey in the streets of Esfahan, Trinity College Dublin (May 28, 2022)