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Natela Iankoshvili
Natela Iankoshvili (sometimes Ianqoshvili) ( ka, ნათელა იანქოშვილი) (28 August 1918 – 12 October 2008) was a Georgian painter. A native of Gurjaani, Iankoshvili studied from 1937 until 1943 at the Tbilisi State Academy of Art. She later became a member of the Union of Artists. Her instructors included Lado Gudiashvili, Davit Kakabadze, and Sergo Kolubadze. She was active as a graphic artist and illustrator as well; her illustrations were used for a Japanese edition of ''The Knight in the Panther's Skin'' published in 1966. Iankoshvili was married to the writer Lado Avaliani, with whom she lived in a small, cramped apartment in Tbilisi. So little space did they have that she was required to work during the day, leaving him space to write at night. The couple had no children. The artist continued to live in the apartment after Avaliani's death. She died in 12 October 2008 and was buried at the Didube Pantheon next to her husband. Iankoshvili refus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgia (country)
Georgia (, ; ) is a transcontinental country at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is part of the Caucasus region, bounded by the Black Sea to the west, by Russia to the north and northeast, by Turkey to the southwest, by Armenia to the south, and by Azerbaijan to the southeast. The country covers an area of , and has a population of 3.7 million people. Tbilisi is its capital as well as its largest city, home to roughly a third of the Georgian population. During the classical era, several independent kingdoms became established in what is now Georgia, such as Colchis and Iberia. In the early 4th century, ethnic Georgians officially adopted Christianity, which contributed to the spiritual and political unification of the early Georgian states. In the Middle Ages, the unified Kingdom of Georgia emerged and reached its Golden Age during the reign of King David IV and Queen Tamar in the 12th and early 13th centuries. Thereafter, the kingdom decl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |