Past Member
Matthew Canepa
Affiliation
Historical Studies
Field of Study
Ancient Iranian Art and Archaeology
Website
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Matthew Canepa is working on a multivolume project on art, architecture, and landscapes of power in ancient Iran. At IAS, he plans to research the transformation of the Iranian royal image between Alexander and Islam.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Historical Studies
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Spring
Degrees
University of Chicago
Ph.D.
2004
Honors
2016
Directeur d'études invité, École pratique des hautes études, Paris
2015
Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
2010
James Henry Breasted Prize for the best book in English on any field of history prior to the year 1000 C.E.
2008
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
