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(1901, Tbilisi – 1967, Tbilisi)Art historian; a prominent researcher of Georgian art; Doctor of Historical Sciences (1966). She was born in Tbilisi, spent her entire life here, and through her work remained fully connected to Georgia and Georgian art. She graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts in 1929. She worked at the Georgian …

(1887, Tbilisi – 1957, Kyiv)Architect and researcher of architecture; Academician of the USSR Academy of Architecture. He graduated from the Petrograd Institute of Civil Engineering in 1915. From 1918 to 1948 he worked in Tbilisi (serving as Chairman of the Union of Architects of Georgia in 1935–1948) and from 1948 onward lived and worked in …

(1908, Leipzig – 1993, Tbilisi)Art historian; Doctor of Art Studies; researcher of medieval Georgian architecture and woodcarving, as well as modern architecture and sculpture; active participant and consultant in the preservation and restoration of monuments. He received his higher education at the Georgian Construction Institute. In 1941 he completed postgraduate studies in art history at …

(1900, Tbilisi – 1942, Tbilisi)Historian and archaeologist. From 1918 to 1923 he studied in Germany. In 1927 he graduated from the Faculty of History of Tbilisi State University. In 1930–1931 he took part in the archaeological expedition at Nokalakevi. Beginning in 1931, he worked as a research fellow in the Archaeology Department of the Georgian …

(1909, Khovle – 1986, Tbilisi)Art historian, prominent scholar of Georgian architecture, pedagogue, and public figure. Merited Worker of Art of Georgia (1954). He graduated from the Georgian Construction Institute in 1932. From 1936 he worked in the “Metekhi” department of the Art Museum, and in 1941–1986 he served as a researcher at the Institute of …

(1907, Tbilisi – 1985, Tbilisi)Art historian, specialist in Georgian monumental painting. In 1924, after completing secondary school, she studied for several years at the Painting Faculty of the Tbilisi Academy of Arts, while simultaneously attending the Faculty of History at Tbilisi State University, from which she graduated in 1929. She completed her postgraduate studies in …

(1912, Tbilisi – 1971, Tbilisi)Ceramist. Merited Artist of Georgia (1967). One of the most prominent representatives of Georgian ceramic art, his work was thematically connected to Georgian folklore—particularly folk tales. Z. Maisuradze studied at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (1932–1938), where he also taught (1939–1959). His deep interest in medieval Georgian ceramics brought him …

(1915, Tbilisi – 1993, Tbilisi)Architect, restorer, and architectural researcher. Merited Worker of Art of Georgia (1967); Laureate of the Shota Rustaveli State Prize (1987). He graduated from the Construction Faculty of the Georgian Industrial Institute with a specialization in architecture (1936). He began his pedagogical work in 1972. From 1941 onward, he was closely connected …

(1914, Kutaisi – 2000, Tbilisi)In 1936, he graduated from the Transcaucasian Industrial Institute with a specialization in architecture. From 1936 to 1998, he taught at various higher educational institutions in Tbilisi. Beginning in 1941, he worked at the G. Chubinashvili Institute of Georgian Art History, serving as its director in 1973–1988 and again in 1996–2000, …

(1885, St. Petersburg – 1973, Tbilisi)Founder of Georgian art history. From 1906 to 1916 he studied psychology and art history at the Universities of Leipzig, Halle, and Petrograd. In 1917–1922 he worked at the Caucasian Historical-Archaeological Institute; in 1929–1934 he was an employee of the Georgian State Museum; in 1934–1941 he headed the architecture department …