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Masks in Medieval Armenian Sculpture

Zaruhi Hakobyan · 2015

Catalogue summary

The study catalogs anthropomorphic masks in Armenian church sculpture from the fifth through eleventh centuries, locating them on sacral architectural zones and relating their iconography to antique and eastern Christian traditions.

Why this matters

It supplies a focused interpretation of a neglected motif across several important Armenian monuments and historical building phases.

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Published in
Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art
Year
2015
Language
English
DOI
10.18688/aa155-2-26

Citation

Zaruhi Hakobyan 2015. Masks in Medieval Armenian Sculpture. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art. https://doi.org/10.18688/aa155-2-26

Topics

Archaeology, art, and material cultureReligion and church history

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