Artist
Vardges Sureniants
Georgia, 1860–1921
Vardges Sureniants was a Georgia Orientalism artist. 22 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Armenia. Vardges Sureniants was born in Akhaltsikhe.
Vardges Sureniants (Armenian: Վարդգես Սուրենյանց; 27 February 1860 – 6 April 1921) was an Armenian painter, sculptor, illustrator, translator, art critic, and theater artist. He is considered the founder of Armenian historical painting. His paintings feature scenes from Armenian fairy-tales and various historical events.
Although Sureniants had only one exhibition dedicated to his works in his lifetime, he was admired by many of his contemporaries who include many well-known figures in Armenian and Russian society such as Martiros Saryan, Ilya Repin, and Vladimir Stasov.
Works by Vardges Sureniants
Return of Queen Zabel of Armenia
Ferdowsi is reading "Shahnameh" poem to Shah Mahmud of Ghazni
Women Leaving the Church at Ani
Քրիստոսի դեմքը. Դաստառակ
Desecrated Shrine
Semiramis at the corpse of Ara the Beautiful
After the Massacre
Salome
Portrait of Mkrtich Khrimian
portrait of Anna Grigorevna Idelson
The knight woman
The old man's portrait
Portrait of a Man
In the harem
The Departure of the Procession from St. Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Hripsime monastery
Ruins of Ani's Aghjkants Monastery
Geisha. Japanese woman
Worship
Alhambra. Spain
Serenade
Woman figure. Sadness
Collections represented
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