ARMENIA'S FRESCOES FROM URARTU AND CILICIA TO THE 21st CENTURY. (CIVILIZATION AND ARTS OF ARMENIA FROM PRE-HISTORY TO THE PRESENT DAY Book 3) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

This is volume 3 of the series “Civilization and Arts of Armenia from Pre-History to the Present Day”, written by a scholar, historian and a world authority on the culture, arts and civilizations of the ancient world.Check out the de luxe paperback edition on glossy heavy stock at the author's website and www.lulu.comThis tome is a glorious book echoing the beauty and majesty of Armenia’s fabulous frescoes, mosaics and wall paintings from the early days of the Kingdom of Urartu and the Kingdom of Cilicia to the present day: 7,000 years of art treasures from Armenia, mother and cradle of civilization.Breathtaking photos and pictures in color. Some photographs are stretched over 2 full page (11 inches by 17 inches). A fascinating presentation of the unmatched Armenia’s ancient, medieval and modern art treasures, with historical observance of mighty empires which ruled Armenia but never altered the Armenian national identity.This volume includes: Part I: Armenia’s Early Frescoes• The Urartu era: At one time in history, Urartu was an invincible kingdom. It was founded in the region of Lake Van on the plateau of Eastern Anatolia (Turkey) by King Sarduri I. Tushpa became the capital city of the kingdom of Urartu. Many foreign monarchs tried to capture the city but failed, and one of them was the legendary Assyrian King Shalmaneser IV (783-773). The great Argishti (circa 784-756 B.C.) destroyed the Assyrian invaders. Tushpa was too strong for Shalmaneser IV, and he retreated. • Erebuni frescoes and wall-paintings• Ancient Greco-Armenian frescoes and mosaic• Garni Temple: 3rd century to 2nd century A.D., frescoes depicting mythological personages, goddesses and pagan pantheon figuresPart II: The Christian Era; Armenia’s Religious Frescoes• Armenia’s early Christian frescoes and figurative arts• Lack of interest on the part of world art communities• Frescoes of medieval Armenia• Early Armenian frescoes were informative and educational, because the early Armenian Church use them as a visual teaching tool.• In ancient times, frescoes and mosaic were a symbol of wealth and power • Chronology and historical perspective of early Christian frescoes• The 6th century and 7th century frescoes and murals• Between 921 and 930 A.D. • Between 1,220 and 1,236 A.D. • Armenian monasteries to shelter and protect frescoes artists…• Under the Seljuks and Mongols• In the 14th century• Arrival of the Crusaders• Frescoes from the Theodosia era to the 18th century• The new colony Theodosia • Brief synopsis of St. Theodosia historical passages• In the 17th century and the 18th century • Influence of the Hovnatanian familyPart III: Armenia’s Modern and Contemporary Frescoes and Murals• Grigor Khanjyan• Minas Avedissian• Armenian culture and history on a modern Armenian mural on the street in Little Armenia• Daniel Varoujan murals Author’s website: www.maximilliendelafayettebibliography.comDe Lafayette has authored more than 600 books in various fields, 6 encyclopedias, and 14 dictionaries/lexicons on Sumerian, Akkadian, Hittite, Babylonian, Assyrian, Chaldean, Aramaic, Arabic, Phoenician, Ugaritic, Greek, etc., and has to his credits 15 international bestsellers. You can listen to his weekly radio show "Maximillien de Lafayette show" each Sunday at 9:00 PM New York time, and 7:00 AM Berlin, Germany Time. Or listen anytime to all the archived, current and previous show episodes on the website of the Internet radio website: www.blogtalkradio.com