Armenian Art in Iran
open access
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edited by
- Aldo Ferrari - Ca' Foscari University of Venice - email orcid profile
- Stefano Riccioni - University of Pisa - email orcid profile
Abstract
This volume reassesses Armenian art in Iran through the interpretive frameworks of transculturality, connected histories, and cultural entanglement. Contributions by Patrick Donabédian, Levon Chookaszian, Maurizio Boriani, Andreh Marouti, Marco Brambilla, and Talinn Grigor explore architecture, monumental painting, funerary monuments, heritage conservation, and modern architecture, demonstrating that Armenian artistic production in Iran developed through continuous interaction with Persian, Caucasian, Mediterranean, and European traditions. Moving beyond national paradigms, the volume presents Armenian art as a dynamic process of cultural co-creation that reshaped identities over two millennia and offers a new perspective on artistic exchange across Eurasia.
Keywords Tombstone Symbols • Salmast • Armenian architects • Elements of Armenian church design • Cultural Entanglement • Haftvan • Armenian Art • Preservation Challenges • Wall paintings • Coronation of Virgin Mary and child • Ram • Modern Armenian churches • Arevakhach • West Azerbaijan Tourism • Transculturality • International Cooperation • Sassanian iconographic and ornamental themes • Connected Histories • Vardan Hovhannisian • Architectural Conservation • St George church • Slab Tombstones • Urban and rural churches • Iran • Sassanian dome on square via squinches • Tree of Life • Iranian influence on Armenian art and architecture • Armenian Churches • Cross • St George and Dragon • Armenian churches of New Julfa • Khachkars of Old Julfa • Gabriel Guevrekian • Paul Apcar • Yougenia Aftandilians • <br> • Armenian churches • Combined Tombstones • Adam and Eve • Blind colonnade‑arcade • Last Judgement • North-Iranian tomb towers • New Uses for Old Buildings • Reticulated pendentives and bands • St Sargis and Martiros • Rectangular Block Tombstones • Safavid churches
Thema codes AGA • AMX • NHTB1 • 1FBN • 1DTV
Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/979-12-5742-061-1 | e-ISBN 979-12-5742-061-1 | ISBN (PRINT) 979-12-5742-080-2 | Published July 16, 2026 | Language en
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