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Hacop
Hovonatanian (Yahya Zoka'). Born in Tiflis, the capital of Georgia, Hacop Hovonatanian
(?-1881) learned painting under the supervision of his father and was eventually awarded
the title of Non-classical Artist and a gold medal from the Art Academy of St. Petersburg. |
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last third of his lifetime, he became attracted towards oriental, particularly Persian,
painting and traveled to Iran, where he was first admitted among the painters of
Nasser-ed-Din Shah's court and later awarded a firman endowing him with the title of
Naqqash-bashi (Painter in Chief) and a medal of science. The present article examines the
life and works of this Armenian painter. |
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