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Theophanes the Greek
Byzantine Empire, 1340–1410
Theophanes the Greek was a Byzantine Empire Byzantine icon painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Tretyakov Gallery. Theophanes the Greek was born in Constantinople.
Theophanes the Greek (Russian: Феофан Грек, romanized: Feofan Grek; Greek: Θεοφάνης; c. 1330/1340 – c. 1410) was a Byzantine Greek artist, active mainly in Russia. He greatly influenced the style of painting in Novgorod and Moscow in the 15th century. He is also known as being the teacher and mentor of Andrei Rublev, the greatest Russian icon painter of his time.
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