DETAILS
- Artist
- Martiros Saryan
- Date
- 1908
- Location
- Martiros Saryan Museum
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THE ARTIST
Martiros Saryan
Martiros Saryan, a pivotal Armenian painter, founded a modern national school of painting, celebrated for his vibrant landscapes inspired by his homeland and the Middle East.
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