Simeon Lazović
Simeon Lazović (
Biography
Born in Bijelo Polje in Montenegro, the priest Simeon Lazović and his son Aleksije are best known for having painted the icons of the altar screens (iconostases) and the walls of St. Dimitrius and St. Nicholas Serbian Orthodox chapels in Kosovo. Most of the icons belong to the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries; the best among them were done by Simeon Lazović at the end of the eighteenth century. His style continued the tradition of Byzantine painting. He is the father of the painter Aleksije Lazović.
Works
Among the works painted by Simeon Lazović are icons preserved in the wooden church of Kućani in 1780[1] and in the church of Sirogojno in 1764[2] in the Zlatibor Mountains. He also worked at the iconostasis of the Klisura Monastery in the Church of St. Achillius in Arilje[3] or that of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity of Pljevlja.[4] With his son Aleksije, he painted the iconostases of both Saint Demetrius and Saint Nicolas chapels at the Dečani monastery (Kosovo) and the iconostasis of the
See also
- Aleksije Lazović
- List of painters from Serbia
References
- ^ "CRKVE ZLATIBORSKOG KRAJA - KUCANI - Crkva Rodjenja Presvete Bogorodice". www.uzice.net. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ Historical review (in Russian). Naučno delo. 2002.
- ^ "Klisura Monastery -". 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ "Holy Trinity Monastery". museu.ms. Retrieved 2019-08-25.
- ^ "Споменици културе у Србији". spomenicikulture.mi.sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 2019-08-25.