Monday, August 13, 2012

Timur'un portresi

Timur'un portresi

Yavuz Sultan Selim'in portresi

Yavuz Sultan Selim'in portresi

Selahaddin Eyyubi'nin portresi

Selahaddin Eyyubi'nin portresi

Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa'nın portresi

Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa'nın portresi, 16. yy

Kanuni Sultan Süleyman'ın Portresi

Kanuni Sultan Süleyman'ın Portresi, 16. yy

Sultan Kayıtbay'ın Portresi

Sultan Kayıtbay'ın Portresi

Şah İsmail'in Portresi

Şah İsmail'in Portresi, 16.yy

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Hovnatanyan Family

The Hovnatanian or Yovnatanian (in Armenian Հովնատանյան) are a dynasty of Armenian painters, spanning the second half of the seventeenth to the nineteenth century in five generations. They distinguished themselves by achieving frescoes in various churches of Eastern Armenia, including the Cathedral of Etchmiadzin, the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church, and portraits of senior Armenian society of time.

Hakob Hovnatanian (1806-1881)

Mkrtum Hovnatanian (1779-1846)

Hovnatan Hovnatanian (ca. 1730-1801)

Naghach Hovnatan (1661-1722)

Tivadar Kosztka Csontváry