Daniil Chyorny
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Daniil Chyorny (c. 1360 – 1430) was a Russia
n iconographer.
Together with his companion Andrei Rublev
and other painters, Daniil Chyorny worked at the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir
(1408) and Trinity Cathedral in the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
in Sergiyev Posad
(1420s). Some icon
s for these cathedral
s are believed to have been painted by Daniil Chyorny. The icons of the Assumption Cathedral are currently displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery
in Moscow
and Russian Museum
in St. Petersburg.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n iconographer.
Together with his companion Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev is considered to be the greatest medieval Russian painter of Orthodox icons and frescoes.-Biography:...
and other painters, Daniil Chyorny worked at the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir
Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir
Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir used to be a mother church of medieval Russia in the 13th and 14th centuries...
(1408) and Trinity Cathedral in the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
The Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius is the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church. The monastery is situated in the town of Sergiyev Posad, about 70 km to the north-east from Moscow by the road leading to Yaroslavl, and currently is home to...
in Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. It grew in the 15th century around one of the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Trinity Lavra established by St. Sergius of Radonezh. The town status was granted to it in 1742...
(1420s). Some icon
Icon
An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from Eastern Christianity and in certain Eastern Catholic churches...
s for these cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
s are believed to have been painted by Daniil Chyorny. The icons of the Assumption Cathedral are currently displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery
Tretyakov Gallery
The State Tretyakov Gallery is an art gallery in Moscow, Russia, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world.The gallery's history starts in 1856 when the Moscow merchant Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov acquired works by Russian artists of his day with the aim of creating a collection,...
in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
and Russian Museum
Russian Museum
The State Russian Museum is the largest depository of Russian fine art in St Petersburg....
in St. Petersburg.