Portrait of an Armenian Churchman
unknown
Basic information
- ID
- Ж-6008
- Author
- unknown
- Name
- Portrait of an Armenian Churchman
- Date of creation
- 18th c.
- Technique
- oil painting
- Material
- canvas oil
- Dimensions (height x width, cm)
- 56.5 x 70
Additionally
- Type
- painting
- Genre
- portraiture
- Provenance
- Armenian Museum in Lviv Lviv Historical Museum
Information about author
Object description
Along with portraits of burghers and noblemen, images of clergymen took a significant place in Ukrainian painting. They were painted according to the canonical scheme in the clothes of churchmen of a certain rank. Images of prominent church figures, namely metropolitans, archbishops, and representatives of the clerical elite were introduced into the portrait gallery. The works were often painted in restrained colors, without excessive decorativeness, giving them special expressiveness and attention to the faces and characters depicted. The portrait of the Armenian clergyman is painted in contrasting colors, including a dark blue cape, a white cuff with a red pattern, a deep yellow back of the chair, and a green book cover. The work is painted in a planar manner and with bright color spots, that is, in a style typical of provincial painters. The artist also focused on the nationality of the unknown churchman, particularly on a dark-skinned face, black hair, and wide black eyebrows.
