Matthew Philip Canepa is an American historian of art, and archaeology; as well as a writer and educator. He is a Professor of Art History and inaugural holder of the Elahé Omidyar Mir-Djalali Presidential Chair in Art History and Archaeology of Ancient Iran at the University of California, Irvine. Canepa received his PhD from the University of Chicago. Canepa is actively involved in UC Irvine's Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture. According to Canepa's profile page at UC Irvine: "An historian of art, archaeology and religions his research focuses on the intersection of art, ritual and power in the

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, Persia and the wider Iranian world". Canepa is also affiliated to the faculty of the Classics department of the University of California, Irvine. Canepa is, and has been, a fellow of numerous institutions, including the Society of Antiquaries of London, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), The

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, the German Archaeological Institute and

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( University of Oxford). Canepa is, and has been, a fellow of numerous institutions, including the Society of Antiquaries of London, The Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton), The

, the German Archaeological Institute and

( University of Oxford).

Selected publications

A selection of Canepa's works: * * * Area advisor and editor for ''

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'' (2018)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Canepa, Matthew P. American art historians University of Chicago alumni Iranologists American classical scholars University of California, Irvine faculty Religious studies scholars Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London Institute for Advanced Study people ACLS Fellows German Archaeological Institute Living people Year of birth missing (living people)