Hovhannes Tumanyan. 1956, oil on canvas, 80×64, H.Tumanyan's House Museum (Dsegh)

Tumanyan's portrait painted in the background of his native Dsegh. The viewer is immediately captivated by the live look of the great Lorretsi... There is how much to say, mystery and warmth in Tumanyan's eyes. Eduard Isabekyan always praises Tumanyan in his diaries, appreciates his irreplaceable role in the life of the Armenian people. Here's a little fragment from the diary: "23.03.1938 Tumanyan is the type of a real Armenian, an obraz. Tumanyan - he is my wise people, he sings in the blbule’s language, weeping about our hardships. ... Of all the poets I know, Tumanyan is more internationalist and humanist and that is why he is great, I can prove and sign what I say. "

Hovhannes Tumanyan