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Joseph Vladimirov () (active 1642–1666) was a Russian

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

and art theorist of the 17th century.

Biography

Vladimirov was born in

Yaroslavl Yaroslavl ( rus, Ярослáвль, p=jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence ...

iconographer Iconology is a method of interpretation in cultural history and the history of the visual arts used by Aby Warburg, Erwin Panofsky and their followers that uncovers the cultural, social, and historical background of themes and subjects in the visu ...

Vladimir Titov. He grew up in the settlement Tolchkovo, in the parish of

St. John the Baptist Church, Yaroslavl St. John the Baptist Church (russian: Церковь Иоанна Предтечи) in Yaroslavl is considered to be the acme of the Yaroslavl school of architecture. It was built during 1671–1687 on the bank of Kotorosl river in the Tolchkovo ...

. In 1646, he lived in the Spasskaya Sloboda with his brother Sava, a priest of the church of

Peter of Kiev Peter, Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus (russian: Пётр; c. 1260 – 20 December 1326) was the Russian metropolitan who moved his see from Vladimir to Moscow in 1325. Later he was proclaimed a patron saint of Moscow. In spite of the move, t ...

. In the years 1642-1644 he was summoned to

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and participated in the execution of the paintings for the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin. It is known that he was the one to paint

icon An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The most ...

s for the

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. Also, he took part in painting the walls of the

Cathedral of the Archangel The Cathedral of the Archangel (russian: Архангельский собор, Arkhangel'skiy sobor) is a Russian Orthodox church dedicated to the Archangel Michael. It is located in Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin in Russia between the G ...

(from 1652), Trinity Church in Nikitniki (1652–1653) in

, and Cathedral of the Dormition in

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(1659). Together with

Simon Ushakov Simon (Pimen) Fyodorovich Ushakov (Russian: Симон (Пимен) Федорович Ушаков) (1626 – 25 June 1686) was a leading Russian icon painter of the late 17th-century. Together with Fyodor Zubov and Fyodor Rozhnov, he is a ...

he decorated the royal gates to the church in the Kremlin Palace of Evdokia worked on decorations for the north door to the Cathedral of St. Basil, and repaired five local icons and holy gates. In August 1660, led by Ivan Filateva he worked on repairing wall paintings of the Assumption Cathedral of Moscow. In September 1657, Vladimirov authored a treatise (addressed to

), where he advocated the use of

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icon painting An icon () is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches. They are not simply artworks; "an icon is a sacred image used in religious devotion". The most ...

. He believed that this method would bring art closer to nature.

References

* NP Likhachev Tsar "painters " Joseph and his icons. - St. Petersburg., 1897. * Ovchinnikov ES Joseph Vladimirov. Treatise on the art // DRI . XVII century. - M., 1964. - S. 9-23. * Ovchinnikov ES Mysterious monogram ( on artistic creativity Joseph Vladimirov ) // Russian literature at the turn of the eras XVII - beginning of XVIII centuries. - M., 1971. - S. 247–263. * Saltykov AA aesthetic views of Joseph Vladimirov // TODRL. T. XXVIII. - Moscow-Leningrad, 1974. - S. 271–288. * Bolottseva IP Joseph Vladimirov and iconography Yaroslavl middle of XVII century // Monuments of architecture and art of the Yaroslavl region. - Yaroslavl, 1987. - S. 74–95. * Belobrova OA Joseph Vladimirov // Proceedings of the Department of Old Russian literature. - Leningrad: Nauka. Leningrad. fin -tion, 1990 . - T. XLIV. - S. 139–141. * Joseph Vladimirov (Volodimer) // Dictionary Russian painters XI-XVII centuries / Ed. -status. IA Kochetkov. - M.: Indrikis 2003. - S. 125–127. * Komashko NI Vladimirov (Volodimer) Joseph / / Orthodox encyclopedia 17th-century Russian painters Russian male painters Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown People from Yaroslavl {{Russia-painter-stub