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Simon Ushakov Saviour Not Made by Hands, Saviour Not Made by Hands, written by Ushakov for the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra in 1658, is a key piece of the 17th-century Muscovite icon-painting.
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Simon Ushakov Mikhail Skopin Shuisky Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky c. 1650
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Simon Ushakov Great Hierarch. Great Hierarch. 1658
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Simon Ushakov Praise to Icons of Virgin Mary of Vladimir. Praise to Icons of Virgin Mary of Vladimir. The tree of Russian State 1668
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Simon Ushakov Our Lady of Eleus, Our Lady of Eleus, 1668
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Simon Ushakov Christ Emmanuel, Christ-Emmanuel, 1668,
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Simon Ushakov Archangel Michael Trampling the Devil Underfoot. Archangel Michael Trampling the Devil Underfoot. 1676
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Simon Ushakov Last Supper Last Supper 1685
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Simon Ushakov Christ Emmanuel, Christ-Emmanuel, 1686
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Simon Ushakov
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1626 - 1686) was a leading Russian graphic artist of the late 17th-century. Together with Fyodor Zubov and Fyodor Rozhnov, he is associated with the comprehensive reform of the Russian Orthodox Church undertaken by Patriarch Nikon.
We know almost nothing about the early years of Simon Ushakov. His birth date is deduced from his inscription on one of the icons: In the year 7166 painted this icon Simon Ushakov son, being 32 years of age.
At 22 he became a paid artist of the Silver Chamber, affiliated with the Armory Prikaz. The bright, fresh colours and exquisite, curving lines of his proto-baroque icons caught the eye of Patriarch Nikon, who introduced Simon to the tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. He became a great favourite with the royal family and was eventually (1664) assigned to the Kremlin Armoury, run by an educated boyar Bogdan Khitrovo.
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