With the appearance of Toros Roslin, the art of Armenian book illustration and especially 13th c. Cilician miniature painting was characterized by a new aesthetical comprehension of the world and new ideas. In his miniature paintings Toros Roslin concentrated the artistic experiences of the past, both of his own and of other peoples; he opened new horizons and opportunities for future painters.
Roslin's cultural heritage reveals moods formerly unknown, new interpretations of old traditions, themes and figures.
The artist's attention is concentrated on man and his restless nature in particular. Roslin's figures, externally quiet, reflect the spiritual trouble of medieval man, his anxieties, his inner world, the inexplicable ups and downs of his apparently imperceptible emotions.
Roslin's cultural heritage reveals moods formerly unknown, new interpretations of old traditions, themes and figures.
The artist's attention is concentrated on man and his restless nature in particular. Roslin's figures, externally quiet, reflect the spiritual trouble of medieval man, his anxieties, his inner world, the inexplicable ups and downs of his apparently imperceptible emotions.
