[Armenia]. - Lot 185

[Armenia]. Kouymjian, Dickran. Armenian Art Collection. Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, 1990. Original slipcase containing 300 color slides. Rare iconographic collection of 300 representative views of Armenian art, selected and commented by Dickran Kouymjian (b. 1934), art historian and recognized specialist in Armenian heritage. The images come from prestigious collections: those of the author, Ara Güler, Patrick Donabédian, as well as institutional funds such as UNESCO, the Matenadaran and various museums and libraries. The selection covers all the periods and mediums of Armenian art: architecture, illumination, sculpture, painting, textiles, ceramics and goldsmithing. Originally conceived as an educational tool for the dissemination of Armenian art in the academic world.