Simon (Pimen) Fyodorovich Ushakov (Russian: Симон (Пимен) Федорович Ушаков,
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.
Biography
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 the age 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.
Ushakov had a lot of pupils and associates and even published a short treatise on icon-painting entitled
A Word to Loving-Meticulous Icon Painting (1664). Some of the more conservative Russian priests, such as archpriest
Avvakum, regarded his icons as "lascivious works of devil", for they were too Western for their tastes. Avvakum, in particular, alleged that Ushakov painted his "fleshly saints" after his own portly appearance.
Ushakov also executed secular commissions and produced engravings for book illustrations. In other words, he was one of the first secular painters in Russia. Some of his icons, transported to Western Europe, were instrumental in fomenting interest for nascent Russian painting. He died on
June 25,
1686 in Moscow.
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Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Русская Православная Церковь
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Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old Russian: Нїконъ), born Nikita Minin (Никита Минин
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Prikaz (Russian: приказ) was an administrative (palace, civil, military, or church) or judicial office in Muscovy and Russia of 15th-18th centuries.
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Baroque was a Western cultural epoch, commencing roughly at the turn of the 17th century in Rome, that was exemplified by drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music..
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Nikon (Russian: Ни́кон, Old Russian: Нїконъ), born Nikita Minin (Никита Минин
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Tsar Alexis I
Tsar of all Russia
Reign 12 July, 1645 - 29 January, 1676
Coronation 28 September, 1645
Full name Alexis Mikhailovich Romanov
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Moscow
Died 29 January, 1676
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The Kremlin Armory (Russian: Оружейная палата) is one of the oldest museums of Moscow, established in 1808 and located in the Moscow Kremlin ( map ).
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Avvákum Petróv (Russian: Авваку́м Петров́) (November 20, 1620 or 1621 - April 14, 1682) was a Russian protopope of Kazan Cathedral on Red Square who led the
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Last Supper (also called Lord's Supper) was the last meal Jesus shared with his Twelve Apostles before his death. The Last Supper has been the subject of many paintings, perhaps the most famous by Leonardo da Vinci.
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