Sargis Pitsak

Sargis Pitsak (Armenian: Սարգիս Պիծակ) was an early 14th-century Armenian artist.^[1] Nearly 50 illustrated manuscripts are attributed to him.^[2] His father was called Grigor.^[3]

First page of the Gospel of Mark in Armenian, by Sargis Pitsak, 14th century.

Pitsak lived in Cilicia, during a difficult period when epidemics often followed wars.^[4] He copied and illustrated manuscripts on the request of King Levon IV,^[5] queen Mariun and others.^[6]

Sargis Pitsak (self portrait in 1338)

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.^[7]

Gallery

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  Crucifixion of Jesus. Armenian manuscript of Queen Mariun Gospel, by Sargis Pitsak, 1346.
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  Christ, the donor and the scribe. From the Four Gospels. Drazark monastery, 1342. Chester Beatty Library