Hovnatan Hovnatanyan ( armenian Հովնաթան Հովնաթանյան ) (circa 1730 - 1801 , Tbilisi) - Armenian painter, son of Hakob Hovnatanyan , court painter Irakli II
| Hovnatan Hovnatanyan | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1730 |
| Place of Birth | Etchmiadzin |
| Date of death | 1801 |
| Place of death | Tiflis |
| Nationality |  Iran |
| Citizenship |  Georgia |
| Genre | Painting ; Painting |
Biography
Born in 1730 in Etchmiadzin in a family of hereditary Armenian artists. Hovnatan Hovnatanyan was the son of Hakob Hovnatanyan . He was a court painter Heraclius II. in 1782 - 1786 with students restored and supplemented the painting of the cathedral in Etchmiadzin made in 1721 by his grandfather Hovnatan Nagash . Also, his pen belongs to the painting of the Norashen church, completed by his son Mkrtum . The theme of these interesting paintings is a diverse floral ornament made in orange-red and blue-purple colors. He performed (for the same cathedral) a series of images of saints and compositions on gospel themes, some of which are now kept in the art gallery of Armenia .
He died in 1801 in Tiflis .
Gallery
Portrait of Grigor Tatevatsi
"Assumption of the Virgin"
The Last Supper
The painting of the cathedral in Etchmiadzin, which Hovnatan Hovnatanyan restored and supplemented with his son
Literature
- “Popular Art Encyclopedia” 2nd book, publishing house “Soviet Encyclopedia” 1986
- M. Ghazaryan “The Artists of Hovnatanyany” Moscow, 1969
Links
See also
- Fine Arts of Armenia