December 29 is the birthday of the artist Sedrak Arakelyan (1884-1942).

The role and legacy of Sedrak Arakelyan, a lyricist of etude landscapes and rural life, in Armenian fine art is great and invaluable. His works reflect the ideas and artistic trends of the period, which received a unique solution under the author's brush, turning into national tales.

Arakelyan's works are notable for their genre diversity: the majority are impressionistic etudes born from the contemplation of various corners of nature during his travels in the homeland, in which Arakelyan's color scheme is saturated with all the shades of the weather and different moments of the day. He loves to depict corners that are close to his heart and soul: the shores of Sevan and nearby villages, the fields of his birthplace Nakhijevan, and the rocks of Goris.