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(1914, Kutaisi – 2000, Tbilisi) In 1936 graduated from Transcaucasian Institute of Industry, Department of Architecture. In 1936-98 was lecturing at various institutes, Tbilisi. Since 1941 – staff member of the G. Chubinashvili Institute of History of Georgian Art. Director of the same institute in 1973-1988 and 1996-2000, and Honorary Director – in 1988-1996. Prof. Dr., Member of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Honoured Scientist of Georgia, Georgia State Prize Laureate.   V. Beridze’s research works was mainly focused on the history of Georgian architecture. Of crucial significance are his fundamental monographs on the 12th-14th cc. churches in Samtskhe, 16th-17th cc. ecclesiastical architecture, architecture of Tbilisi in 1801-1917, Georgian architecture of 1920-1930s, which had defined general direction of the scientific research of the named historical periods.  V. Beridze is the author of the monographs on individual monuments (church of St. George in Savane, Katskhi church, “Magalaant church”, etc.), regional schools (Tao-Klarjeti) and architects (Sv. Kldiashvili). Widely recognised are his generalising works on the Georgian architecture in Georgian, Russian and German (the latter in collaboration with Edith Neubauer) and his encyclopedic ‘Ancient Georgian Masters’. V. Beridze also published monograph on the 15th-19th cc. epitaphii, number of articles on the prominent Georgian artists (D. Kakabadze, L. Gudiashvili, N. Pirosmanashvili); in collaboration with N. Ezerskaya he is the author of a book on the 19th-20th cc. Georgian fine art; he dedicated a number of articles to the historiography of Georgian art. 

(1885, St. Petersburg – 1973, Tbilisi) 

Founder of the Georgian school of art history. In 1906-1916 studied psychology and history of arts in the universities of Leipzig, Halle, and Petrograd. In 1917-1922 he worked at the Caucasian Institute of History and Archaeology, in 1929-1934 – in the State Museum of Georgia; in 1934-1941 he headed the Department of Architecture at the Metekhi Art Museum, and in 1941-1973 – Institute of History of Georgian Art. In 1918-1948 G. Chubinashvili was a Full Professor of Tbilisi State University; in 1922-1940 – Full Professor of Tbilisi State Academy of  Arts (1922-1928 – Rector of the Academy); he was Doctor of Philosophy and Professor of Halle University, Member of the Academy of Sciences of Georgia, Corresponding Member of the Academy of Architecture of the USSR, Doctor Emeritus of the Leipzig University, Honoured Scientist of Georgia. 

One of the major subjects of G. Chubinashvili’s research was history of the medieval Georgian architecture. He identified general stages and characteristics of its development, monographically studied the most significant monuments of the ecclesiastical architecture in Georgia (Bolnisi Sioni basilica, church of the Holy Cross in Mtskheta and its satellite churches; Tsromi, Samtsevrisi, Kumurdo churches, the ‘Three Cathedrals, etc.); He dedicated fundamental monograph to the ecclesiastical and secular architecture in Kakheti region; he is the author of works on architecture of 1930-1950s. G. Chubinashvili published a voluminous monograph on the medieval Georgian metalwork, identifying major stages of development and peculiarities of plastic arts in Georgia. 

Problems of the medieval mural painting are discussed in his culturological-art historical monograph on the Gareji cut-rock monasteries; G. Chubinashvili wrote about the samples of minor arts created in Georgia (golden objects excavated in Armaziskhevi, ivory Triptych from Racha) and imported from other regions (Syrian chalice found in Ushguli); has published number of articles about his contemporary artists and scientists. He also studied architecture of the neighbouring countries (Armenia, Ingushetia, and Azerbaijan), he is the author of a scholarly article on Albrecht Durer s “12-year-old Christ”,  and several scientific-popular articles about European artists (L. Kranach, E. Barlach, F. Maserel, K. Kolvitz).