For other people with the same name, see Zograf (surname).
One of the mural self-portraits of Zahari Zograf, National Art Gallery, Sofia
Zahariy Hristovich Dimitrov (Bulgarian: Захарий Христович Димитров) (1810–1853), better known as Zahari Zograf (or Zahariy Zograf; Захари(й) Зограф) is a famous Bulgarian painter of the Bulgarian National Revival, noted for his church mural paintings and icons and often regarded as the founder of secular art in Bulgaria due to the introduction of everyday life elements in his work.
Zahari Zograf was born in the town of Samokov in 1810 and was taught by his brother Dimitar Zograf, with whom he later worked together, as his father died early. A spiritual student of Neophyte of Rila since 1827, he became an equal partner of his brother at the age of 21 in 1831, i.e. he was proclaimed a master.
His best known icons are those of the SS Constantine and Helen Church in Plovdiv, the Church of the Theotokos in Koprivshtitsa, as well as a number of monasteries. Zahari Zograf's best known frescoes are those in the main church of the Rila Monastery, in the chapel and the St Nicholas church of the Bachkovo Monastery, the Troyan Monastery and the Monastery of the Transfiguration. He painted three mural portraits of himself in the latter three, a move that was regarded as controversial during the time.
Zahari Zograf lived and worked on Mount Athos between 1851 and 1852, where he decorated the outer narthex of the Great Lavra. He also did several church donor portraits in his later years, also leaving a large number of unrealized sketches after his death from typhus on 14 June 1853.
The circle of life, Transfiguration Monastery, Veliko Tarnovo
Mary with the young Jesus, church Archangel, Bachkovo Monastery
Рortrait of Neofit Rilski (1838), National Art Gallery, Sofia
Saints Cyril and Methodius (1848), Troyan Monastery
(Bulgarian: Захарий Христович Димитров) (1810–1853), better known as ZahariZograf (or Zahariy Zograf; Захари(й) Зограф) is a famous Bulgarian painter of the Bulgarian...
the 12th century, the vaulted open narthex of which was painted by ZahariZograf in 1841. The inside of the church was painted by the artist Joan Mosch...
handicrafts and art, with notable Bulgarian National Revival figures like ZahariZograf, Hristo Dimitrov and Nikola Obrazopisov. The town's name is a compound...
the church were made by the famous Bulgarian National Revival painter ZahariZograf who lived and worked in Plovdiv between 1836 and 1840. icons interior...
the National Revival when Bulgarian visual arts began to reemerge. ZahariZograf was a pioneer of the visual arts in the pre-Liberation era. After the...
iconographic school, Dimitar was the elder brother of the better-known painter ZahariZograf. Dimitar was taught iconography by his father in his workshop and by...
Bansko, Samokov and Razlog, including the famous brothers ZahariZograf and Dimitar Zograf. The church is also home to many valuable icons, dating from...
assumed by Zafir Zograf (Зафир Зограф), the son of Dimitar Zograf and nephew of the famed Bulgarian icon and mural painter, ZahariZograf. He is a notable...
ZahariZograf (1810–1853) – church mural paintings and icons Stanislav Dospevski (1823–1878) – painter Ivan Mrkvicka (1856–1938) – genre composition Jaroslav...
regions of the country worked in Plovdiv such as – Dimitar Zograf, his son Zafir Zograf, ZahariZograf, Georgi Danchov, and others. After the Liberation, the...
entrance of the Sea Garden while in Samokov, the public gathered at ZahariZograf Square. In Bujumbura, 35 activists cleared rubbish on the shores of...
iconostasis, possibly painted by apprentices of the brothers Dimitar and ZahariZograf from Samokov, or even by the brothers themselves. The old school, built...
and the iconostasis of the church were the work of Samokov painter ZahariZograf, who was also active in the Rila Monastery, the Troyan Monastery and...
President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012 Dimcho Debelyanov (1887–1916) poet ZahariZograf (1810–1853) painter Panayot Volov (1850-1876) revolutionary Sergey Stanishev...
Collector Coin Ag 925° 10 Leva 5 000 222. 2010 200 Years since the Birth of ZahariZograf 2 Leva Collector Coin Cu 999° 2 Leva 6 000 223. 2010 Bulgarian Iconography...
paintings by Stanislav Dospevski, Nikolai Pavlovich, Hristo Tsokev, ZahariZograf, as well as handcrafts from regions noted for folk artworks, such as...
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The circle of life, Transfiguration Monastery, Veliko Tarnovo
Mary with the young Jesus, church Archangel, Bachkovo Monastery
Рortrait of Neofit Rilski (1838), National Art Gallery, Sofia
Saints Cyril and Methodius (1848), Troyan Monastery
