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family of painters. They include five generations from 17th to 19th centuries. Hovnatanyans are originally from the village of Shorot, Yernjak district in Nakhichevan (now Şurud,

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). They were based in Nakhichevan,

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. Most of their works are dedicated to Christianity like other works of their era. The surname derives from ''Hovnatan'', the Armenian equivalent of Jonathan.

Family members

Naghash Hovnatan Naghash Hovnatan ( hy, Նաղաշ Հովնաթան; 1661, Shorot, Nakhijevan, Safavid Iran – 1722, Shorot) was an Armenian poet, '' ashugh'', painter, and founder of the Hovnatanian artistic family. He is considered the founder of the new Ar ...

(Նաղաշ Հովնաթան) (1661-1722) - founder of the family; poet, artist, miniaturist, wall-painter, and a church clerk **Harutyun Hovnatanyan (Հարություն Հովնաթանյան) (18th century) – artist and a wall-painter **Hakob Hovnatanyan I (Հակոբ Հովնաթանյան) (died in 1757) – artist, miniaturist, and poet ***Hovnatan Hovnatanyan (Հովնաթան Հովնաթանյան) (1730s – 1801/1802) – wall-painter ***Mkrtum Hovnatanyan (Մկրտում Հովնաթանյան) (1779 —1846) – artist, buried in

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cemetery, Tbilisi. ****Aghaton Hovnatanyan (Աղաթոն Հովնաթանյան) (1816–1893) - artist **** Hakob Hovnatanyan II (Հակոբ Հովնաթանյան) (1806—1881) – artist *****Ruben Hovnatanyan (1940-1999) - artist

Legacy

A crater on the planet Mercury is named after Hakob Hovnatanian.

Gallery

File:Овнатанян. Портрет Середина 19 в. Тбилиси, Музей искусств.jpg, Portrait of Melikishvili by Hakob Hovnatanyan, The Georgian Museum of Fine Arts, Tbilisi. File:Портрет Караджана. 1830-1840-е гг. Акоп Овнатанян.jpg, Karajyan by Hakob Hovnatanyan. File:King Tiridates with his wife Ashkhen and sister Khosrovidukht by Naghash Hovnatan.jpg, King Tiridates with his wife Ashkhen and sister Khosrovidukht by Naghash Hovnatan. File:Григор Татеваци. Мастер Овнатан Овнатанян.jpg, Grigor Tatevatsi by Hovnatan Hovnatanyan File:Etchmiadzin.JPG, Etchmiadzin Cathedral dome by Hovnatan Hovnatanyan and his son Mkrtum Hovnatanyan. File:Овнатан Овнатанян Тайная Вечеря.jpg,

Last Supper Image:The Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16.jpg, 400px, alt=''The Last Supper'' by Leonardo da Vinci - Clickable Image, Depictions of the Last Supper in Christian art have been undertaken by artistic masters for centuries, ...

by Hovnatan Hovnatanyan. File:St.Movses Khorenatsi.jpg,

Moses of Chorene Movses Khorenatsi (ca. 410–490s AD; hy, Մովսէս Խորենացի, , also written as ''Movses Xorenac‘i'' and Moses of Khoren, Moses of Chorene, and Moses Chorenensis in Latin sources) was a prominent Armenian historian from the late a ...

by Hovnatan Hovnatanyan. File:Mkrtum Hovnatanian. Hayk Nahapet.jpeg, Hayk by Mkrtum Hovnatanyan. File:Портрет Нерсеса Аштаракеци.А.Овнатанян.jpg, Nerses V by Hakob Hovnatanyan. File:Naghash Hovnatan.jpg, Ejmiatsin, by Naghash Hovnatan. File:Hakob Hovnatanian - Ali ibn Abi Talib.jpg,

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by Hakob Hovnatanyan.

References

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Family members

Legacy

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