Secondo convegno nazionale di studi armeni «Unità e molteplicità nella storia armena» - Università di Napoli «l’Orientale», 23-24 novembre 2023, 2023
Secondo convegno nazionale di studi armeni Unità e molteplicità nella storia armena (23-24 novemb... more Secondo convegno nazionale di studi armeni Unità e molteplicità nella storia armena (23-24 novembre 2023), Università di Napoli «l’Orientale», a cura di Giancarlo Schirru, Manuel Castelluccia, Andrea Di Manno, Lorenzo Pubblici
Երիտասարդ հայ արվեստաբանների գիտական 16-րդ նատաշրջան [The 16th Meeting of Young Art Historians] - Institute of Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, 2023
Երիտասարդ հայ արվեստաբանների գիտական 16-րդ նատաշրջան [The 16th Meeting of Young Art Historians] -... more Երիտասարդ հայ արվեստաբանների գիտական 16-րդ նատաշրջան [The 16th Meeting of Young Art Historians] - Institute of Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
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"In the shadow of Ararat. Armenian Art in Travel Literature (13th-21st ... more International Conference "In the shadow of Ararat. Armenian Art in Travel Literature (13th-21st Century)" Udine, December 1-2, 2023 Università degli Studi di Udine
Seminario dottorandi in Storia dell'Arte, Cinema, Media Audiovisivi - Uniud, DIUM
"Interpretazion... more Seminario dottorandi in Storia dell'Arte, Cinema, Media Audiovisivi - Uniud, DIUM "Interpretazione e sperimentazione: confronto con regole e modelli, tra libertà e prescrittività" 23 maggio 2023
Giornata di studi
"Arte e scritture di viaggio tra Europa e Asia (secc. XIII-XIV): intorno a Odo... more Giornata di studi "Arte e scritture di viaggio tra Europa e Asia (secc. XIII-XIV): intorno a Odorico da Pordenone" Udine, 18 maggio 2023
9th Seminar on Armenian and Eastern Christian Art , 2023
IX Seminario sull'Arte Armena e dell'Oriente Cristiano - Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia - 21 apr... more IX Seminario sull'Arte Armena e dell'Oriente Cristiano - Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia - 21 aprile 2023. Programma
Chartres à Turin. Restauri e indagini sui manoscritti bruciati della Bibliothèque Municipale di Chartres e della Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria di Torino, 2019
Riflessioni e ipotesi di confronto tra pittura monumentale e miniatura nel contesto armeno mediev... more Riflessioni e ipotesi di confronto tra pittura monumentale e miniatura nel contesto armeno medievale [Considerations and hypothesis of comparison between monumental painting and illuminated manuscripts in the medieval Armenian context]. Seminario sull’Arte Armena 2016, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia.
Intorno al ritratto. Origini sviluppi e trasformazioni. Studi e ricerche a margine del saggio di ... more Intorno al ritratto. Origini sviluppi e trasformazioni. Studi e ricerche a margine del saggio di Enrico Castelnuovo Il significato del ritratto pittorico nella società (1973) (1-2 dicembre 2016)
Eurasiatica 20 - L’arte armena e oltre. Nuovi contributi Studies in Armenian and Eastern Christian Art 2022, 2023
The article uses William of Rubruck’s Itinerarium as a source of study on
the cultural heritage o... more The article uses William of Rubruck’s Itinerarium as a source of study on the cultural heritage of 13th-century Armenia, focusing on its art-historical aspects. Although much has been written about the ethnographic and literary-historical value of the Flemish friar’s report, nothing has been said so far about his relations with the Armenians he met during his wanderings through Asia, except in an ancillary way to other topics. The analysis aims to enrich the fragmentary mosaic of knowledge about the medieval Armenian world by adding a few more tiles, without renouncing to explore the personality of the Franciscan who was its observer-witness.
The article focuses on the oriental manuscripts of the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria of Turi... more The article focuses on the oriental manuscripts of the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria of Turin, their history and vicissitudes. The analysis concerns the formation, enrichment and fortune of the oriental collection over the centuries, with emphasis on the fire that struck the Library on the 25th-26th of January, 1904. The collection mainly consists of Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hebrew manuscripts. The latter, recently subject of in-depth studies, are not dealt with in this work, so the others are the true protagonists of the survey. The aim of the research is to pro-vide information on the current state of conservation of the manuscripts, also paying attention to the group of manuscripts destroyed by the fire. Following this path, the case of the disappeared Gospel written in Turkish by the Capuchin missionary Gabriele of Villa del Foro is indicative. His relationship with the Armenian Mekhitarist Congregation of Venice sheds light on the knowledge and the study of the Armenian language in Italy and Europe during the last decades of the 18th century.
The History of the House of Arcrunik‘ describes the impressive architectural project built on the... more The History of the House of Arcrunik‘ describes the impressive architectural project built on the island of Ałt‘amar (Lake of Van, in nowadays Turkey) by Gagik I Arcruni, following his rise to the throne of Vaspurakan. Among the various parts of this complex, which included a citadel, with a port, fortifications, warehouses, princely residences, gardens, parks and, of course, a royal palace, only the Church of the Holy Cross survived up to the present day. The building is an unicum among the few early medieval Armenian artistic survivals for the extension and the degree of conservation of its painted and sculptural decoration. The ornamentation of the church shows the coexistence of figurative elements of different artistic traditions: early Christian iconography, widespread in the Mediterranean koinè; depictions of historical figures linked to the Arcrunis; hunting scenes and fights between beasts and men; hybrids, characteristic of Iranian mythology, depicted according to compositional and iconographic systems close to the Iranian and Central Asian artistic traditions. The presence in Ałt‘amar of Christian-Mediterranean (Syriac and/or Byzantine), Abbasid and Iranian (Sasanian) influences, was often emphasized in the studies devoted to the sculptural decoration of the church. This coexistence of different traditions should be read in the light of the economic, political and religious contacts between the Arcrunis and the supra-regional powers of Byzantine and Abbasid courts, as well as the local power of the Sājid dynasty. Despite the scarcity of archaeological evidences, this latter could be considered one of the sources of cultural and iconographical influence for the artists of Ałt‘amar. The purpose of this paper is to investigate in a comparative perspective the possible contacts between the art of Ałt‘amar and of Central Asia, trying to understand the way of realization of this hypothetical artistic mediation and, consequently, the role played also by the Sājids in the formation of a cultural milieu which led to the creation of the church and its decoration.
Un genocidio culturale dei nostri giorni. Nakhichevan: la distruzione della cultura e della storia armena [A present-day Cultural Genocide. Nakhichevan: the Destruction of Armenian Culture and History ], 2023
Il Nakhichevan ha avuto a lungo un ruolo molto importante nella storia e nella cultura dell’Armen... more Il Nakhichevan ha avuto a lungo un ruolo molto importante nella storia e nella cultura dell’Armenia, in particolare nell’ambito della nascita del commercio armeno in epoca moderna. Attualmente, però, la millenaria presenza armena è stata completamente cancellata in questa regione che costituisce una repubblica autonoma dell’Azerbaigian. Non solo, infatti, gli armeni hanno completamente cessato di vivere nel Nakhichevan, ma il loro imponente patrimonio artistico – in particolare le celebri croci di pietra (khachkar) di Giulfa, ma anche le numerose chiese – è stato completamente distrutto dalle autorità azere negli ultimi decenni. Ed è altissimo il rischio che lo stesso possa avvenire nel Nagorno-Karabakh ormai anch’esso privo della sua popolazione armena. [Nakhichevan had for a long time a very important role in the history and culture of Armenia, notably in the emergence of Armenian trade in modern times. Currently, however, the ancient Armenian presence has been completely erased in this region, which constitutes an autonomous republic of Azerbaijan. Not only the Armenians have completely disappeared in Nakhichevan, but their impressive artistic heritage - namely the famous stone-crosses (khachkar) of Julfa, but also the multitude of churches - has been completely destroyed by the Azerbaijani authorities in the last decades. The risk is very high that the same could happen in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is now also deprived of its Armenian population].
Secondo convegno nazionale di studi armeni «Unità e molteplicità nella storia armena» - Università di Napoli «l’Orientale», 23-24 novembre 2023, 2023
Secondo convegno nazionale di studi armeni Unità e molteplicità nella storia armena (23-24 novemb... more Secondo convegno nazionale di studi armeni Unità e molteplicità nella storia armena (23-24 novembre 2023), Università di Napoli «l’Orientale», a cura di Giancarlo Schirru, Manuel Castelluccia, Andrea Di Manno, Lorenzo Pubblici
Երիտասարդ հայ արվեստաբանների գիտական 16-րդ նատաշրջան [The 16th Meeting of Young Art Historians] - Institute of Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, 2023
Երիտասարդ հայ արվեստաբանների գիտական 16-րդ նատաշրջան [The 16th Meeting of Young Art Historians] -... more Երիտասարդ հայ արվեստաբանների գիտական 16-րդ նատաշրջան [The 16th Meeting of Young Art Historians] - Institute of Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia
International Conference
"In the shadow of Ararat. Armenian Art in Travel Literature (13th-21st ... more International Conference "In the shadow of Ararat. Armenian Art in Travel Literature (13th-21st Century)" Udine, December 1-2, 2023 Università degli Studi di Udine
Seminario dottorandi in Storia dell'Arte, Cinema, Media Audiovisivi - Uniud, DIUM
"Interpretazion... more Seminario dottorandi in Storia dell'Arte, Cinema, Media Audiovisivi - Uniud, DIUM "Interpretazione e sperimentazione: confronto con regole e modelli, tra libertà e prescrittività" 23 maggio 2023
Giornata di studi
"Arte e scritture di viaggio tra Europa e Asia (secc. XIII-XIV): intorno a Odo... more Giornata di studi "Arte e scritture di viaggio tra Europa e Asia (secc. XIII-XIV): intorno a Odorico da Pordenone" Udine, 18 maggio 2023
9th Seminar on Armenian and Eastern Christian Art , 2023
IX Seminario sull'Arte Armena e dell'Oriente Cristiano - Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia - 21 apr... more IX Seminario sull'Arte Armena e dell'Oriente Cristiano - Università Ca' Foscari, Venezia - 21 aprile 2023. Programma
Chartres à Turin. Restauri e indagini sui manoscritti bruciati della Bibliothèque Municipale di Chartres e della Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria di Torino, 2019
Riflessioni e ipotesi di confronto tra pittura monumentale e miniatura nel contesto armeno mediev... more Riflessioni e ipotesi di confronto tra pittura monumentale e miniatura nel contesto armeno medievale [Considerations and hypothesis of comparison between monumental painting and illuminated manuscripts in the medieval Armenian context]. Seminario sull’Arte Armena 2016, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia.
Intorno al ritratto. Origini sviluppi e trasformazioni. Studi e ricerche a margine del saggio di ... more Intorno al ritratto. Origini sviluppi e trasformazioni. Studi e ricerche a margine del saggio di Enrico Castelnuovo Il significato del ritratto pittorico nella società (1973) (1-2 dicembre 2016)
Eurasiatica 20 - L’arte armena e oltre. Nuovi contributi Studies in Armenian and Eastern Christian Art 2022, 2023
The article uses William of Rubruck’s Itinerarium as a source of study on
the cultural heritage o... more The article uses William of Rubruck’s Itinerarium as a source of study on the cultural heritage of 13th-century Armenia, focusing on its art-historical aspects. Although much has been written about the ethnographic and literary-historical value of the Flemish friar’s report, nothing has been said so far about his relations with the Armenians he met during his wanderings through Asia, except in an ancillary way to other topics. The analysis aims to enrich the fragmentary mosaic of knowledge about the medieval Armenian world by adding a few more tiles, without renouncing to explore the personality of the Franciscan who was its observer-witness.
The article focuses on the oriental manuscripts of the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria of Turi... more The article focuses on the oriental manuscripts of the Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria of Turin, their history and vicissitudes. The analysis concerns the formation, enrichment and fortune of the oriental collection over the centuries, with emphasis on the fire that struck the Library on the 25th-26th of January, 1904. The collection mainly consists of Arabic, Persian, Turkish and Hebrew manuscripts. The latter, recently subject of in-depth studies, are not dealt with in this work, so the others are the true protagonists of the survey. The aim of the research is to pro-vide information on the current state of conservation of the manuscripts, also paying attention to the group of manuscripts destroyed by the fire. Following this path, the case of the disappeared Gospel written in Turkish by the Capuchin missionary Gabriele of Villa del Foro is indicative. His relationship with the Armenian Mekhitarist Congregation of Venice sheds light on the knowledge and the study of the Armenian language in Italy and Europe during the last decades of the 18th century.
The History of the House of Arcrunik‘ describes the impressive architectural project built on the... more The History of the House of Arcrunik‘ describes the impressive architectural project built on the island of Ałt‘amar (Lake of Van, in nowadays Turkey) by Gagik I Arcruni, following his rise to the throne of Vaspurakan. Among the various parts of this complex, which included a citadel, with a port, fortifications, warehouses, princely residences, gardens, parks and, of course, a royal palace, only the Church of the Holy Cross survived up to the present day. The building is an unicum among the few early medieval Armenian artistic survivals for the extension and the degree of conservation of its painted and sculptural decoration. The ornamentation of the church shows the coexistence of figurative elements of different artistic traditions: early Christian iconography, widespread in the Mediterranean koinè; depictions of historical figures linked to the Arcrunis; hunting scenes and fights between beasts and men; hybrids, characteristic of Iranian mythology, depicted according to compositional and iconographic systems close to the Iranian and Central Asian artistic traditions. The presence in Ałt‘amar of Christian-Mediterranean (Syriac and/or Byzantine), Abbasid and Iranian (Sasanian) influences, was often emphasized in the studies devoted to the sculptural decoration of the church. This coexistence of different traditions should be read in the light of the economic, political and religious contacts between the Arcrunis and the supra-regional powers of Byzantine and Abbasid courts, as well as the local power of the Sājid dynasty. Despite the scarcity of archaeological evidences, this latter could be considered one of the sources of cultural and iconographical influence for the artists of Ałt‘amar. The purpose of this paper is to investigate in a comparative perspective the possible contacts between the art of Ałt‘amar and of Central Asia, trying to understand the way of realization of this hypothetical artistic mediation and, consequently, the role played also by the Sājids in the formation of a cultural milieu which led to the creation of the church and its decoration.
Un genocidio culturale dei nostri giorni. Nakhichevan: la distruzione della cultura e della storia armena [A present-day Cultural Genocide. Nakhichevan: the Destruction of Armenian Culture and History ], 2023
Il Nakhichevan ha avuto a lungo un ruolo molto importante nella storia e nella cultura dell’Armen... more Il Nakhichevan ha avuto a lungo un ruolo molto importante nella storia e nella cultura dell’Armenia, in particolare nell’ambito della nascita del commercio armeno in epoca moderna. Attualmente, però, la millenaria presenza armena è stata completamente cancellata in questa regione che costituisce una repubblica autonoma dell’Azerbaigian. Non solo, infatti, gli armeni hanno completamente cessato di vivere nel Nakhichevan, ma il loro imponente patrimonio artistico – in particolare le celebri croci di pietra (khachkar) di Giulfa, ma anche le numerose chiese – è stato completamente distrutto dalle autorità azere negli ultimi decenni. Ed è altissimo il rischio che lo stesso possa avvenire nel Nagorno-Karabakh ormai anch’esso privo della sua popolazione armena. [Nakhichevan had for a long time a very important role in the history and culture of Armenia, notably in the emergence of Armenian trade in modern times. Currently, however, the ancient Armenian presence has been completely erased in this region, which constitutes an autonomous republic of Azerbaijan. Not only the Armenians have completely disappeared in Nakhichevan, but their impressive artistic heritage - namely the famous stone-crosses (khachkar) of Julfa, but also the multitude of churches - has been completely destroyed by the Azerbaijani authorities in the last decades. The risk is very high that the same could happen in Nagorno-Karabakh, which is now also deprived of its Armenian population].
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Seminario sull’Arte Armena 2016, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia.
the cultural heritage of 13th-century Armenia, focusing on its art-historical aspects. Although much has been written about the ethnographic and literary-historical value of the Flemish friar’s report, nothing has been said so far about his relations with the Armenians he met during his wanderings through Asia, except in an ancillary way to other topics. The analysis aims to enrich the fragmentary mosaic of knowledge about the medieval Armenian world by adding a few more tiles, without renouncing to explore the personality of the Franciscan who was its observer-witness.
The presence in Ałt‘amar of Christian-Mediterranean (Syriac and/or Byzantine), Abbasid and Iranian (Sasanian) influences, was often emphasized in the studies devoted to the sculptural decoration of the church. This coexistence of different traditions should be read in the light of the economic, political and religious contacts between the Arcrunis and the supra-regional powers of Byzantine and Abbasid courts, as well as the local power of the Sājid dynasty. Despite the scarcity of archaeological evidences, this latter could be considered one of the sources of cultural and iconographical influence for the artists of Ałt‘amar. The purpose of this paper is to investigate in a comparative perspective the possible contacts between the art of Ałt‘amar and of Central Asia, trying to understand the way of realization of this hypothetical artistic mediation and, consequently, the role played also by the Sājids in the formation of a cultural milieu which led to the creation of the church and its decoration.
"In the shadow of Ararat. Armenian Art in Travel Literature (13th-21st Century)"
Udine, December 1-2, 2023
Università degli Studi di Udine
"Interpretazione e sperimentazione: confronto con regole e modelli, tra libertà e prescrittività"
23 maggio 2023
"Arte e scritture di viaggio tra Europa e Asia (secc. XIII-XIV): intorno a Odorico da Pordenone"
Udine, 18 maggio 2023
Seminario sull’Arte Armena 2016, Università Ca’ Foscari, Venezia.
the cultural heritage of 13th-century Armenia, focusing on its art-historical aspects. Although much has been written about the ethnographic and literary-historical value of the Flemish friar’s report, nothing has been said so far about his relations with the Armenians he met during his wanderings through Asia, except in an ancillary way to other topics. The analysis aims to enrich the fragmentary mosaic of knowledge about the medieval Armenian world by adding a few more tiles, without renouncing to explore the personality of the Franciscan who was its observer-witness.
The presence in Ałt‘amar of Christian-Mediterranean (Syriac and/or Byzantine), Abbasid and Iranian (Sasanian) influences, was often emphasized in the studies devoted to the sculptural decoration of the church. This coexistence of different traditions should be read in the light of the economic, political and religious contacts between the Arcrunis and the supra-regional powers of Byzantine and Abbasid courts, as well as the local power of the Sājid dynasty. Despite the scarcity of archaeological evidences, this latter could be considered one of the sources of cultural and iconographical influence for the artists of Ałt‘amar. The purpose of this paper is to investigate in a comparative perspective the possible contacts between the art of Ałt‘amar and of Central Asia, trying to understand the way of realization of this hypothetical artistic mediation and, consequently, the role played also by the Sājids in the formation of a cultural milieu which led to the creation of the church and its decoration.