criticism of panofsky's viewpoint And method in Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St Denis

Ervin Panofsky is one of the prolific researchers in the field of medieval studiesin the twentieth century. He tried development methods of reading the images by using iconoLogy and iconography. “Abbot Suger on the Abbey Church of St Denis and its art treasures” is one of the most important books on art, architecture and philosophy Gothic. His impressive efforts opened new horizons to the art historian and philosophy but also was met with criticism. The Achilles Heel of panofsky and more of Hegelian historians is “Doxography” instead of “Historiography”. panofsky's Pretentiousness about epoch-making character of Abbot Suger, has led contemporary scholars and medievalists reviewing historical documents Abbot Suger and Basilica of St Denis again. The second Criticism is Panofsky's method eliminated the independence of the image. Another issue related to philosophical texts abote twelfth century. Panofsky tries to show Abbot Suger as a collection of philosophical thoughts School of San Victor, School of Chartres and Boethius legacy.