Publication Details:

«Բանբեր հայագիտության» միջազգային գիտական հանդեսը լույս է տեսնում 2013 թվականից։

Journal or Publication Title:

Բանբեր հայագիտության = Вестник Арменоведения = Review of Armenian studies

Date of publication:

2025

Number:

3

ISSN:

1829-4073 ; e-2953-8173

Official URL:

Contributor(s):

Գլխավոր խմբագիր՝ Պ. Ա. Չոբանյան (2013-2017) ; Ա. Խառատյան (2017-)

Coverage:

188-198

Abstract:

Hmayak Hakobyan (1871–1939), as a representative of Armenian realist painting at the turn of the 19th–20th centuries, devoted a special place in his oeuvre to the subgenre of the self-portrait. The artist’s six self-portraits (painting and drawing), preserved in the collections of the National Gallery of Armenia, serve as a unique key for revealing the stylistic characteristics of his works and the impact of the dramatic events of the period on his inner world. This article aims to study Hakobyan’s self-portraits through chronological and comparative analysis, highlighting his application of the principles of academic realism and his progression from the depiction of external likeness to psychological self-examination. For Hmayak Hakobyan, the self-portrait is a means of deeply analyzing his own image and revealing his worldview through art, even serving as a kind of diary that reflects human psychological states and stages of life. The artist’s self-portraits represent not only his personal journey but also his emotional world and creative explorations. The painter remains consistently faithful to the artistic principles of classical realism, employing a restrained yet harmonious palette of brown, chestnut, black, white, and gray tones. His self-portraits are executed with high technical skill, perfect masterly, and adherence to academic principles, characteristic of realist painting. They clearly convey the artist’s mood, inner world, and way of thinking. Drawing on the traditions of Russian realism (Repin) and European masters (Rembrandt), the painter elevated the self-portrait from a mere image to a philosophical exploration of the human soul. This approach brought a new depth and vitality to Armenian realism. Hakobyan’s art is free from Dürer’s symbolism, yet it is imbued with a pursuit of self-observation and physical precision.

Place of publishing:

Երևան

Publisher:

ՀՀ ԳԱԱ «Գիտություն» հրատ.

Format:

pdf

Identifier:

oai:arar.sci.am:425838

Call number:

АЖ 717

Location of original object:

ՀՀ ԳԱԱ Հիմնարար գիտական գրադարան