LAUREN ARNOLD

ARMENIAN RUGS SOCIETY

THE ARMENIAN RUGS SOCIETY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN WASHINGTON D.C. IN 1980,
DEDICATED TO THE IDENTIFICATION, PRESERVATION, AND DISSEMINATION OF KNOWLEDGE OF ARMENIAN RUGS.

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 LAUREN ARNOLD

Art historian Lauren Arnold presented on the subject of her ongoing research into Armenian Carpets in Early Renaissance Paintings, during the Armenian Rugs Society's exhibit and mini-symposium in Laguna Beach.

Her online Carpet Index debuted on Flickr in 2008, and includes more than 300 images of Armenian and oriental carpets in Renaissance paintings. Miss Arnold's research for her upcoming book has led her to several new conclusions about the nature of these painted carpets in Italian works of art.

She has demonstrated that depicted carpets prior to 1500 are not of Muslim origin, as once assumed, but are of Eastern Christian/Armenian origin.

Below please find her seven part lecture series, as well as her compelling abstract on this fascinating topic.

"Re-thinking the Oriental Carpet in Early Renaissance Paintings"

A Seven Part Lecture Series from Lauren Arnold

Segment 1

Segment 3

Segment 2

Segment 4

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