The image of a woman takes a special place in the work of the Tiflis Armenian artist, representative of the academic school of painting Hmayak Hakobyan (1871–1939). Through female images, the artist expressed his feelings, thoughts, and his state of mind. The portraits and sketches he created represent a generalized, collective image of a woman of his era. Realism and lyricism are characteristic of the master's work. The theme of aesthetics of the naked body is widely represented in the artist's paintings and graphics.

KeywordsHmayak Hakobyan female images (graphics) naked woman woman as a driving force woman as a source of inspiration female images (painting).

Panos Terlemezyan (1865−1941) is one of the most prominent representatives of the realistic direction in Armenian art of the XIX−XX centuries. The artist’s creative legacy includes landscapes, portraits, thematic works and still lifes, but landscape genre remains dominant in his oeuvre. He has a unique contribution in the development of Armenian realistic landscape painting. The artist’s difficult and challenging life was spent abroad and only in 1928, he returned to Armenia.

KeywordsPanos Terlemezyan realism painting academism impressionism industrial landscape portrait still life exhibition social activity.