"The only true and supreme purpose of the art of painting has been and will always be that of obtaining the illusion of reality" - Gregorio Sciltian.
Gregorio Sciltian / Գրիգոր Շիլտյան (Nakhicevan, Armenia 1900 - Rome 1985) was an Italian-Armenian painter, designer, and medallist.
Sciltian is well known for his portraiture and trompe-l'œil compositions.