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Theophanes the Greek

1340 - 1410

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Theophanes the Greek (Russian: Феофан Грек, romanized: Feofan Grek; Greek: Θεοφάνης; c. 1330/1340 – c. 1410) was a Byzantine Greek artist, active mainly in Russia. He greatly influenced the style of painting in Novgorod and Moscow in the 15th century. He is also known as being the teacher and mentor of Andrei Rublev, the greatest Russian icon painter of his time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Theophanes the Greek is the 451st most popular painter (down from 423rd in 2019), the 463rd most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 434th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Theophanes the Greek ranks 451 out of 2,023Before him are Piero Manzoni, Lucian Freud, Jean-Étienne Liotard, Mikhail Vrubel, Giovanni Battista Moroni, and Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg. After him are Cima da Conegliano, Arkhip Kuindzhi, Ary Scheffer, Suzuki Harunobu, François-Édouard Picot, and Jan Matsys.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1340, Theophanes the Greek ranks 8Before him are Haakon VI of Norway, Elizabeth of Bosnia, Albert, King of Sweden, John, Duke of Berry, Claus Sluter, and Peter II, Count of Alençon. After him are Hasdai Crescas, Geert Groote, Stephen of Perm, Eleanor of Arborea, Nicholas Tavelic, and Theodora Kantakouzene. Among people deceased in 1410, Theophanes the Greek ranks 5Before him are Rupert, King of Germany, Antipope Alexander V, Martin of Aragon, and Ulrich von Jungingen. After him are Hasdai Crescas, Joanna Sophia of Bavaria, Louis II, Duke of Bourbon, Melchior Broederlam, Yawar Waqaq, Spinello Aretino, and John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Greek ranks 463 out of 1,347Before him are Mithridates I of Pontus (-400), Procopius (325), Irene Angelina (1181), Symeon the New Theologian (949), Mundus (450), and Chryses of Troy (null). After him are George Kedrenos (1100), Diodotus Tryphon (-150), Artaphernes (-600), Melito of Sardis (140), Agathius (300), and Daron Acemoglu (1967).

Among PAINTERS In Türkiye

Among painters born in Türkiye, Theophanes the Greek ranks 2Before him are Apelles (-370). After him are Parrhasius (-500), Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid (1901), Arshile Gorky (1904), Osman Hamdi Bey (1842), Iaia (-100), Jan Rustem (1762), Echion (-350), Halil Pasha (1857), Nevin Çokay (1930), and Hale Asaf (1905).