Viktor N. Lazarev

Viktor N. Lazarev was one of the best known international iconologists. In addition to being a profound connoisseur of the art of the Italian Renaissance, he was the undisputed authority in the field of medieval Russian painting. Among the numerous published essays we particularly remember those written in the last years of his life: The iconography of Novgorod (1969); The Moscow Iconographic School (1971); Medieval Russian painting (1970); Ancient Russian mosaics and frescoes (1973).