Солнцев Фёдор Григорьевич (1801-92)

tonykwk39@ Fyodor Grigoryevich Solntsev (Russian: Фёдор Григорьевич Солнцев) (14 April 1801 – 3 March 1892) was a Russian painter and historian of art. His artwork was a major contribution in recording and preserving medieval Russian culture, which was a common subject of his paintings. He was the main author of the fundamental work Antiquities of the Russian State (ru), the main decorator of interiors of the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow. He discovered and restored mosaics and frescoes of Saint Sophia’s Cathedral and Cathedral of the Dormition of Kiev Pechersk Lavra in Kiev, and of Cathedral of Saint Demetrius in Vladimir. Fyodor Solntsev, together with Metropolitan Philaret and Archimandrite Photius Spassky (ru) are considered the founders of modern Russian icon painting canon synthesizing ancient Russian traditions, post-Petrine efforts and modern art discoveries. Fyodor Solntsev was born in Verkhne-Nikulskoye (ru) a village near Rybinsk in the Yaroslavl Governorate. His parents