Աւետ Աւետիսեան2025-12-042025-12-042010Աւետիսեան, Ա., «Փրկագործութեան թեման Զաքարիա Աւանցու մանրանկարներում», «Հայկազեան հայագիտական հանդէս», 2010, Պէյրութ, էջ 77-93https://haigrepository.haigazian.edu.lb/handle/123456789/1010The author analyses certain characteristics of Zakarya Avantsi's Matenadaran miniatures and assesses them based on the achievements of the miniature painters who preceded him. The author shows how Zakarya developed and improved such types of pictures in both structure and content. Zakarya created his paintings in the late 16 and early 17th centuries, mostly in Vaspurakan and Persia. His art work counts 19 miniature Avetarans (gospels), 2 Mashtots, 1 Aghotamaduyts, and two pieces. A significant part of this heritage is preserved in Matenadaran, Yerevan. The 10 miniature and complete gospels give a full view of Zakarya's miniature art, verify his painting style, his way of constructing the miniature and coloring it. Besides, these miniatures enable the author to highlight the style and symbolic peculiarities of Zakarya's miniatures. His sequence of miniature paintings starts with pictures inspired by the description of God's seven days of creation in the Book of Genesis. Eventually these Old Testament miniatures lead to Zakarya's gospel miniatures. However, Zakarya prioritized the concept of the redemption of Jesus. His preference becomes obvious through both a holistic view of his miniatures and the specific symbolism he used. This becomes more obvious in the miniature of the 5th day of creation, where the Leviathan (Satan) encounters the Phoenix (Jesus the saviour).