Sargis Pitsak
Sargis Pitsak (Armenian: Սարգիս Պիծակ) was an early 14th-century Armenian artist.[1] Nearly 50 illustrated manuscripts are attributed to him.[2] His father was called Grigor.[3]
Pitsak lived in
Pitsak seems to have been familiar with the work of Toros Roslin and he completed the illustration of a famous Gospel (Matenadaran, Cod. 7651), in which some miniatures reflect Roslin's influence.[7]
Gallery
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Crucifixion of Jesus. Armenian manuscript of Queen Mariun Gospel, by Sargis Pitsak, 1346.
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Christ, the donor and the scribe. From the Four Gospels. Drazark monastery, 1342. Chester Beatty Library
References
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7450-3. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-56859-154-4. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
The importance of Sis was partly because it was the main residence of the famous painter Sargis Pitsak, whose works included nearly fifty manuscripts ...
- ^ Abgari͡a︡n, G.V. (1962). The Matenadaran. Armenian Research Center collection. Armenian State Pub. House. p. 57. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Antiquarian Book Monthly (in French). ABMR Publications. 1994. p. 23. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
The exhibition includes major works by Cilicia's most brilliant illuminator, Toros Roslin, and his successor, Sargis Pitsak.
- ISBN 978-1-904832-37-9. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Society for Armenian Studies (1995). Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies. Society for Armenian Studies. p. 20. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ISBN 978-99930-51-29-9. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
Mentioned in particular should be the miniaturists Toros Roslin and Sarkis Pitsak, who created unsurpassed world scale masterpieces of miniature.
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