The Armenian Museum building located in the Vank Cathedral's courtyard displays (on two floors) a wide variety of artefacts, which include amongst others iluminated manuscripts, oil paintings, the first printing press in Iran and tiles. My attention was naturally drawn to painting, handicraft, traditional costumes and other small historical objects.
17th century Armenian Art - Nuns martyred in Armenia (detail).
19th century oil painting - Persian lady in an old costume (left). 19th century oil painting - Mother Mary (right).
19th century painting - Markhar Khan - Fathali Shah's steward.
1982 oil painting by Tigran Basil - Young Armenian wearing a local costume from Chaharmahal (left). 19th century water-colour - Arakel Apkar in the local Julfa costume (right).
19th century painting - Old costume of Julfa.
Dolls dressed in traditional Armenian costumes.
Traditional Armenian head scarves
1933 oil painting by Sarkis Kachatourian - "Mount Ararat".
Gospel page dated 1391 (left). Gospel page dated 1456 (right)
19th century Isfahani tiles
18th century needle work - Isfahani table-cloth.
Miniatures taken from the tombstones of the New Julfa Armenian cemetery - 19th century work by Abraham Gourgenian.
I felt it to be a rather interesting visit, which reinforced the idea that Armenians together with other communities (Jewish, the small Zoroastrian and Christian) played an important role in the development of Isfahan.
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