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Old Russian artist. Born in an unknown place (circa 1370). Lay brother of the St Sergius Monastery of the Trinity and then the St Andronikos Monastery of the Saviour in Moscow. Helped Theophanes the ...
Old Russian artist. Born (circa 1440). Known as “the most celebrated of all” (1460s). Headed an association of artists which painted the icons and frescoes for the main Muscovite church, the Cathedra...
Jeweller, silversmith. Lived and worked in the early fifteenth century. Created a silver folding icon with traces of Romanesque art for Grand Prince Basil I of Muscovy on the eve of a dangerous missi...