Sargis Pitsak () was an early 14th-century

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n artist. Nearly 50 illustrated manuscripts are attributed to him. His father was called Grigor. Pitsak lived in

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, during a difficult period when epidemics often followed wars. He copied and illustrated manuscripts on the request of King Levon IV, queen Mariun and others. Pitsak seems to have been familiar with the work of Toros Roslin and he completed the illustration of a famous Gospel ( Matenadaran, Cod. 7651), in which some miniatures reflect Roslin's influence.

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Crucifixion of Jesus, Sargis Pitsak (1346).jpg, Crucifixion of Jesus. Armenian manuscript of Queen Mariun Gospel, by Sargis Pitsak, 1346. Christ, the donor and the scribe (CBL Arm 614, f.13v).jpg, Christ, the donor and the scribe. From the Four Gospels. Drazark monastery, 1342.

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14th-century painters Armenian miniature painters Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown Medieval Armenian painters {{armenia-painter-stub