Virsaladze, T. Frescoes of the Ateni Sioni. Album (Rospisi Atentskogo Siona. Albom), 1984. In Russian and Georgian

Вирсаладзе Т.
Росписи Атентского Сиона. Альбом
Текст параллельный на русском и грузинском языках.
Тбилиси: Хеловнеба, 1984.
158 с. : цв. ил. ; 34 см. Твердый переплет, альбомный формат.
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Virsaladze, T. Rospisi Atentskogo Siona. Albom. [Frescoes of the Ateni Sioni. Album].
Parallel text in Russian and Georgian.
Tbilisi: Khelovneba, 1984.
158 p.: col. ill.; 34 cm. Hardcover, album format.

This 1984 bilingual (Russian-Georgian) album is a monumental scholarly and artistic publication dedicated to the frescoes of the Ateni Sioni, a masterpiece of early medieval Georgian art housed in the Ateni Monastery (7th–11th centuries). Compiled and introduced by the preeminent Georgian art historian, Academician Tinatin (Tina) Virsaladze (1918–2009), this volume stands as the definitive work on the subject. Virsaladze, a leading global specialist in Georgian monumental painting, provides an authoritative art historical analysis of the fresco cycle. The album's primary value lies in its exceptional illustrative material: high-quality color reproductions that meticulously document the monument's painting. Combining rigorous academic research with luxurious production, this large-format hardcover is an indispensable resource for art historians, medievalists, and connoisseurs of Caucasian Christian art.