Simon (Pimen) Fyodorovich Ushakov

Lugar: Moscow

Nascido: 1626

Morte: 1686

Biografia:

Simon Ushakov (1626-1686) was a leading Russian icon painter in the 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. Ushakov is also credited with popularizing the genre of portrait painting of secular figures in Russia (known as parsuna).