Yuhanna al-Armani

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Yuhanna al-Armani
Icon of St Mercurius by Yuhanna al-Armani
Born	cca 1720
Died	1786 (Cairo, Egypt)
Nationality	Armenian
Field	Religious Painting
Movement	Coptic Art
Works	Icons in The Hanging Church, Coptic Cairo, Egypt

Yuhanna al-Armani al-Qudsi (cca 1720 - 1786, Cairo, Ottoman Empire) was an artist of Armenian origin in Ottoman Egypt.^[1] He is most notable for his religious works, especially his Coptic icons that decorate The Hanging Church in Old Cairo.

References

↑ Magdi Guirguis, An Armenian Artist in Ottoman Cairo: Yuhanna al-Armani and His Coptic Icons (Cairo,: The American University in Cairo Press, 2008)

Persondata
Name	Yuhanna al-Armani al-Qudsi
Alternative names	Yuhanna al-Armani al-Qudsi, Karabid al-Armani al-Qudsi
Short description	Iconographer
Date of birth	1720
Place of birth	Cairo, Egypt
Date of death
Place of death

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