Andrei Rublev

Andrei Rublev (c. 1360–1430) was a preeminent medieval Russian icon painter and monk, later canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1988.¹

He is believed to have been trained by the Byzantine master Theophanes the Greek, with whom he collaborated on the Cathedral of the Annunciation in 1405.¹

He frequently collaborated with Daniel Chorny, notably on the frescoes of the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir and the Trinity Cathedral.¹

In his masterpiece 'The Trinity', he removed the figures of Abraham and Sarah to focus the composition entirely on the Mystery of the Trinity.¹

He spent his final years at the Andronikov Monastery in Moscow, painting the Saviour Cathedral frescoes; the site now houses a museum in his name.¹

In 1551, the Stoglavi Sobor promulgated Rublev's icon style as the official model for all future church painting.¹

In 1966, Andrei Tarkovsky directed the film 'Andrei Rublev', portraying the artist as a world-historic figure during a turbulent period in Russia.¹