Contemporary Icons (XVth Century)
Theophanes the Greek, Moscow
Zree, Macedonia
Mont Athos
Sinai
Byzantine art
Contemporary art
Theophanes the Greek : iconostasis, Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow.
Icon of the Holy Trinity, Rublev.
School of Resava : Lubostinija, Yougoslavia.
Rublev and Tchorny : fresco of the Last Judgment, Cathedral of the Dormition, Vladimir.
Novgorod, Pskov, Tver russian schools make great strides
Wall paintings of St-Sabas, Trebizonda.
Frescoes of the Morava school in the Manasija monastery; the church of Kalenic, Yugoslavia.
Decoration of the chapel and the belfry, Agia Sophia, Trebizonda.
Frescoes of the Patanassa church, Mistra.
Wall paintings of Constamonitou convent, Mount Athos.
St Mamas, Louvazas, Cyprus.
Iconostasis of Kargopol Cathedral.
Frescoes of Backovo, Kalotino and Dragilevci, Bulgaria. Frescoes of Dolhesti Mari, Popauti, Roumania.
Frescoes of Dionissi in Parfuntiev convent, near Moscow.
Donatello : Saint Georges.
Da Fabriano : Adoration of the Magi.
Masaccio : Frescoes of Carmine.
The Dome of Firenze by Brunelleschi.
Fra Angelico : Annunciation.
Van Eyck : The adoration of the mystic Lamb.
Alberti publishes "On Painting and on Sculpture".
Enguerrand Charonton paints the Pieta of Avignon.
Gutenberg prints the Holy Bible.
Mantegna : The Virgin with Child.
Van der Weyden : The Adoration of the Magi.
Piero della Francesca : The legend of the Cross.
Filippo Lippi : The Virgin with Child and two angels.
Hans Memling : The Virgin with Child.
Antonello da Messine : St Sebastien.
Leonardo da Vinci : Virgin of the Rocks.
Botticelli : Pieta.
Political context
Life of the Church
1402 - Tamerlan victory at Ankara.
1408 - Siege of Moscow by Tatars.
1415 - Manuel II Palaeologus strengthens Morea.
1419 - Hussite revolt in Bohemia.
1422 - First siege of Constantinople by Mourad II.
1425 - John VIII Palaeologus.
1430 - Mourad II recaptures Thessaloniki.
1431 - War of Galata between Byzance and Genoa.
Death of Joan of Arc.
1445 - Defeat of Varna: the way to Constantinople is open to the Ottomans.
1449 - Constantin IX Dragases. End of the Mongolian domination in Russia.
1452 - Capture of Constantinople by Mehmet II. Byzantine Empire ends.
1460 - Ottomans takes Mistra.
1461 - Ottomans take Trebizonda.
1462 - Reign of Ivan III in Russia.
1473 - Marriage of Ivan III with Zoe Palaeologus.
1480 - Ivan III defeats the Tatars and takes Novgorod.
1492 - Discovery of America. Catholic Kings conquer Granada.
1496 - War of Russia against Sweden.
1497 - Travels of Vasco de Gama.
1414 - Council of Constance.
1431 - Council of Basel.
1438 - Council of Florence: Reunion of eastern and western churches. Strong opposition of the orthodox.
1446 - Church of Russia is declared autocephalous.
End of the Great Schism in western Church.
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Spiritual life
Artistical life
Birth of Saint Catherine of Genova (?)
Saint Angela Merici was born in 1478
Theophanes the GreeK died in 1410
Andrei Rublev died in 1430
Dionissi was born in 1440