Georgia: The 19th-century works preserved in the Shalva Amiranashvili State Art Museum of Georgia will be exhibited in one of the Dimitri Shevardnadze National Gallery halls.
It includes 18 samples of the paintings of the portrait school of Tbilisi—a portrait gallery of the natives of Georgia of that time—Batonishvili, self-Aznaurs, military persons, officials, and citizens: portrait of Tekla Batonishvilis; portrait of young Guriel; portrait of Ivanidze, son of Ivanidze and his wife—Magdalina, and others.
In the history of Georgian art, different cultural worlds influenced the formation of various artistic styles, which was due to Georgia’s geographical location and the natural fate of small countries of the second half and the XIX century. In the first half of the year, the trace of the effects of the Eastern Islamic and European worlds was clearly manifested not only in the presence-life of Georgians but also in Georgian art.
Georgia’s capital was multifaceted, that’s why XIX. At the beginning of the year, the formation of the Tbilisi portrait school visual system, the merging of different artistic traditions, was noticed.
It is noted from the heads of this school that Georgian origin itself – a long tradition of national dictatorial portrait in the middle centuries Georgian wall painting; Iranian painting was also a very important factor.
In the XVIII century, influenced by European painting, she played an essential role in shaping the stylistic face of the Tbilisi Portrait School- Georgian paradul portraits of the second half. There are still 200 samples of Tbilisi portrait schools in Georgia, characterized by types, general, and universal characters.
The exhibition will last from November 6, 2024, to January 31, 2025.
Shalva Amiranashvili State Art Museum of Georgia
The Art Museum of Georgia, alternatively known as Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts, is one of the leading museums in Georgia.
