The place of man in the paintings of Muhammad Siah Qalam and Hieronymus Bush from Freud's point of view

The discussion of the place of human in the paintings painted by wonder painters can be a window to better understand the spirit and mood of painters as well as the audience of their time from a psychological point of view. In the present study, an attempt has been made to address this issue from the perspective of Sigmund Freud in the paintings of Mohammad Siahghalam and Hieronymus Bosch, who are considered to be among the wonder painters of their time due to the depiction of strange forms.

The aim of the present study is to examine the human position from Freud’s point of view in the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch and Mohammad Siahghalam.

The research has been conducted in a descriptive-analytical manner and data has been collected using library resources.

Using Sigmund Freud’s theory of death and life instincts, results have been obtained regarding the role and place of human in these works. Mohammad Siahghalam and Hieronymus Bosch were the wonder painters of the Eastern and Western worlds, respectively. The high aesthetic value of the works of Mohammad Siahghalam and Hieronymus Bosch as well as the critical, shrewd and subtle view of everyday issues are rooted in their different thoughts and approaches.