Theophanus the Greek belongs to the greatest masters of the Medieval times. His works fulfilled in Byzantium have not survived. All his preserved and known works were made for Rus and mostly in Rus, where he spent more than 30 years. Being a highly educated and talented man, he brought to Rus the highest achievements of Byzantine culture and art.
1378. The Church of Our Savior on Ilyin Street, Novgorod, Russia.
1378. Fresco. The Church of Our Savior on Ilyin Street, Novgorod, Russia. Read Note.
1390s. Tempera on wood. 86 x 68 cm. From the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
1390s. Tempera on wood. 86 x 68 cm. From the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
c.1405. Tempera on wood. Icon from the Deesis Range of the Iconostasis of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
c.1405. Tempera on wood. Icon from the Deesis Range of the Iconostasis of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia.
c.1405. Tempera on wood. 211 x 121 cm. Icon from the Deesis Range of the Iconostasis of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
c.1405. Tempera on wood. 211 x 121 cm. Icon from the Deesis Range of the Iconostasis of the Annunciation Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
Early 15th century. 184 x 134 cm. Tempera on wood. From the Cathedral of Transfiguration in Pereslavl. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
Late 14th century. Tempera on wood. 86 x 68 cm. From the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Read Note.
Late 14th century. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Theophanus the Greek and his School. By V.N. Lazarev. Moscow. 1961.
Theophanus the Greek. By G.I. Vzdornov. Moscow. 1983.