Gury Nikitin ( Russian: Гурий Никитин; 1620, in Kostroma – 1691, in Kostroma) was a Russian painter and

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painter. He worked principally on wall paintings and

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s, but also produced

s on wood panels and designed engravings. He was head of the Kostroma Brotherhood of Painters, an artists guild, until his death.

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In 1653, he may have participated in the decoration of the Moscow Church of the Holy Trinity, Nikitinki. Later churches decorated by the Kostroma Brotherhood, including the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl, the Assumption Cathedral in Rostov, the Holy Savior of St. Yefim Monastery in

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, probably involved Nikitin, however it is very difficult to distinguish his work from that of his associates. In 1688, he painted several icons on wood panels for the Patriarch of Antioch, Makarius. He also painted military banners for Tsar Alexei and designed the engravings of the Koren Picture-Bible. the Koren Picture-Bible (1692-1696) q.v. His work combines biblical themes with carefully observed scenes from life. In his icon painting he adhered to the canon, except in some complex scenes where he borrowed from the iconography of Johannes Piscator's bible.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Nikitin, Gury 1620 births 1691 deaths People from Kostroma Russian icon painters 17th-century Russian painters

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