Journal | Armeniaca
Journal issue | 3 | 2024
Research Article | «Da natural vaghezza mosso»: Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri's Travels Through Armenia (1694)
«Da natural vaghezza mosso»: Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri's Travels Through Armenia (1694)
Abstract
Travel Literature is a goldmine of information for the study of Armenian art and culture. Nevertheless, it is a largely unexplored field of investigation, especially accounts written in Italian. Among the understudied works, Giro del mondo (1699‑1700) by Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri (1651‑1724) stands out. Travelling to Ispahan across Historical Armenia in 1694, Gemelli described populations, settlements, and monuments. The analysis retraces the traveller’s path examining the information on the presence and conditions of the Armenian artistic heritage in the Eastern Ottoman districts and the Safavid provinces of Erevan and Naxiǰevan.
Submitted: Feb. 29, 2024 | Accepted: Aug. 28, 2024 | Published Oct. 31, 2024 | Language: en
Keywords Ottoman empire • Travel literature • Gełard • J̌ułay • Naxiǰevan • Erevan • Tʿalin • Giovanni Francesco Gemelli Careri • Erzurum • Kars • Safavid empire • Ēǰmiacin • Armenian art
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Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/arm/2974-6051/2024/01/005
