page_title: Sargis Pitsak
hierarchical_section_title: Sargis Pitsak
caption_attribution_description: English: A 14th-century Armenian illuminated manuscript painting by Sargis Pitsak. The first page of the Gospel of Mark, Cod. 2627, fol. 436 r. (Matenadaran).
context_page_description: Sargis Pitsak was an early 14th-century Armenian artist. Nearly 50 illustrated manuscripts are attributed to him. His father was called Grigor.
  Pitsak lived in Cilicia, during a difficult period when epidemics often followed wars. He copied and illustrated manuscripts on the request of King Levon IV, queen Mariun and others.
  Pitsak seems to have been familiar with the work of Toros Roslin and he completed the illustration of a famous Gospel, in which some miniatures reflect Roslin's influence.
context_section_description: Sargis Pitsak (Armenian: Սարգիս Պիծակ) was an early 14th-century Armenian artist. Nearly 50 illustrated manuscripts are attributed to him. His father was called Grigor.
  Pitsak lived in Cilicia, during a difficult period when epidemics often followed wars. He copied and illustrated manuscripts on the request of King Levon IV, queen Mariun and others.
  Pitsak seems to have been familiar with the work of Toros Roslin and he completed the illustration of a famous Gospel (Matenadaran, Cod. 7651), in which some miniatures reflect Roslin's influence.
caption: First page of the Gospel of Mark in Armenian, by Sargis Pitsak, 14th century.
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