Dionysius

Circa 1440 - Before 1508

Old Russian painter of icons and frescoes. Headed a team of artists including two of his sons — Vladimir and Theodosius. Painted the frescoes and iconostasis of the Cathedral of the Dormition in the Moscow Kremlin (1481) and the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in the St Ferapont Monastery (1502-03). Created one of the recognised masterpieces of Old Russian icon-painting - The Crucifixion (1500).