Theophanes the Greek

Byzantine master in Russia — icons and frescoes

The great bridge between Byzantine and Russian art. Born in Constantinople, he brought the full sophistication of late Byzantine painting to Novgorod and Moscow, where his expressionistic style profoundly influenced the young Andrei Rublev.

Key works

• Frescoes, Church of the Transfiguration, Novgorod1378— Saints and stylites — austere, expressionistic, overpowering
  Church of the Transfiguration of Our Savior, Novgorod
• Icons for the Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow~1405— Painted alongside the young Rublev
  Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin

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