THE VIRGIN KYKKOS, ST GEORGE, ST DEMETRIOS AND PROPHETS
Tempera- Bulgarian National Revival
1830- 19th Century
6.0 x 3.0 cm
National Gallery of Bulgaria
zahariy hristovich dimitrov (1810 – 1853)
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Zahariy Zograph (1810–1853). He was one of the most prominent artists of the National Revival period and the first typical representative of secular art in the 19th century. He was the son of the painter Hristo Dimitrov, although he studied painting with his brother Dimitar Zograph. His icons and frescoes are found in the churches in Plovdiv (1834–40), Zlatograd (1834), Asenovgrad (1838–41), Koprivshtitsa (1838), Zlatograd (1834), and in Bachkovo Monastery (1840) , the Monastery of the Transfiguration of God (1849, 1851), Rila Monastery (1844–45), Troyan Monastery (1847–48), the Great Lavra on Mount Athos (1851–52), and Karyes, Mount Athos (1853). inv. NG 690
About this artwork
- Title: THE VIRGIN KYKKOS, ST GEORGE, ST DEMETRIOS AND PROPHETS
- Artist: zahariy hristovich dimitrov
- Year: 1830
- Original dimensions: 6.0 x 3.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: National Gallery of Bulgaria
- Movement: Bulgarian National Revival
- Corpus context: orthodox religious themes, bulgarian national revival
- Color palette: Earthy
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