He was well-known in even in his youth and worked all over Moscovy. Other than this little is known about his life. As all masters of his time: Theophanes the Greek and Andrei Rublyov, he painted icons for monasteries, churches and cathedrals of Russia. You can find Dionysius' works in Tretyakov Gallery. One of them is Crucification. You can see that the figures of saints are elegantly outlined and rather elongated - which together with bright colours creates an impression of great lightness and the tragic scene acquires a calm, serene undertone. Crucification is similar in style to the frescos in the Churn of Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Ferapont Monastery, which are among the most remarable art treasures of Ancient Rus and Dionysius' greatest achievement. The Last Supper and The Archangel Gabriel show that Dionysius liked complex scenes with figures to appear light and elegant, with natural movements. The artist stressed the dignity of man. The greatest emotional effect, however, derives from the colouring. Dionysius was not fond of bright clours. He toned down his palette a little, making them lighter and adding greater delicacy and softness and shining purity. The depiction of human figures and landscapes, which are entirely surbordinated to the flatness of the walls help to underline the lightness of architectural forms, seemingly pushing the walls of the church apart and making them more spacious and bright.
He was well-known in even in his youth and worked all over Moscovy. Other than this little is known about his life. As all masters of his time: Theophanes the Greek and Andrei Rublyov, he painted icons for monasteries, churches and cathedrals of Russia. You can find Dionysius' works in Tretyakov Gallery. One of them is Crucification. You can see that the figures of saints are elegantly outlined and rather elongated - which together with bright colours creates an impression of great lightness and the tragic scene acquires a calm, serene undertone. Crucification is similar in style to the frescos in the Churn of Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Ferapont Monastery, which are among the most remarable art treasures of Ancient Rus and Dionysius' greatest achievement. The Last Supper and The Archangel Gabriel show that Dionysius liked complex scenes with figures to appear light and elegant, with natural movements. The artist stressed the dignity of man. The greatest emotional effect, however, derives from the colouring. Dionysius was not fond of bright clours. He toned down his palette a little, making them lighter and adding greater delicacy and softness and shining purity. The depiction of human figures and landscapes, which are entirely surbordinated to the flatness of the walls help to underline the lightness of architectural forms, seemingly pushing the walls of the church apart and making them more spacious and bright.
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