Venezia Arti Rivista del Dipartimento di Filosofia e Beni Culturali dell’Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia

Rivista | Venezia Arti
Fascicolo monografico | 27 | 2018
Articolo | Illuminating an Armenian Collection of Manuscripts

Illuminating an Armenian Collection of Manuscripts

A Forgotten Treasure in the Layard Collection

Abstract

In 1902 Enid Layard bequeathed four illuminated Armenian manuscripts, belonging to her late husband, to the Armenian Mekhitarist College of Venice and to the Correr Museum. This survey retraces the manuscripts’ earlier provenance and their arrival in the Venetian collections. Austen Henry Layard’s private papers and publications attest to a close relationship with the Armenian community, both in Constantinople and Venice. The aim of this paper is not only to show more fully the early reception of Armenian artworks in a Western context, but also to present a first study of these manuscripts by providing some comparisons.


Open access | Peer reviewed

Presentato: 05 Luglio 2018 | Accettato: 23 Agosto 2018 | Pubblicato 13 Dicembre 2018 | Lingua: en

Keywords 19th centuryHenry LayardBequests and donationsProvenanceHistory of Collecting


Leggi questo articolo


Se trovi interessanti le nostre pubblicazioni e vuoi ricevere aggiornamenti sulle prossime uscite, iscriviti ora alla nostra newsletter.

x

Newsletter