Armenian literature
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Armenian literature, produced in the Armenian language, was mainly dedicated to national themes and has evolved distinct traditions in terms of style, imagery, and form.
Greek inscription from Garni temple with the Armenian word “ter” — head of the clan, ruler of the region, 1st century AD
Artashes and Satenik, artist Josef Rotter
First page of the Gospel of Mark, by Sargis Pitsak, a Medieval Armenian scribe and miniaturist
Srpouhi Dussap - Stamp of Armenia
Mesrop Mashtots
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Mesrop Mashtots was an Armenian linguist, composer, theologian, statesman, and hymnologist in the Sasanian Empire. He is venerated as a saint in the Armenian Apostolic, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Portrait of Mashtots by Stepanos Nersissian (1882)
Fresco of Mesrop by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770)
Mesrop in a 1776 Armenian manuscript
The Amaras Monastery in Artsakh, where Mesrop set up the first school that used his script.