Dionisius

For similar names, see Dionysius (disambiguation).
Icon representing Christ's Harrowing of Hell, from the Ferapontov Monastery

Dionisius (Russian: Диони́сий, romanized: Dionisy; c. 1440 – 1503/1508),[1][2] was a Russian icon painter who was one of the most important representatives of the Moscow school of icon painting at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries.[1] He is considered to be the successor of Andrei Rublev. He also ran a successful network of workshops.[3]

  1. ^ a b Religion Past & Present: Encyclopedia of Theology and Religion. Brill. 2007. p. 73. ISBN 978-90-04-14688-4.
  2. ^ Лазарев, Виктор Никитич (1983). Русская иконопись--от истоков до начала XVI века (in Russian). Искусство. p. 159.
  3. ^ Angold 2006, p. 293.