Author: S. Yamshchikov
Alternate names: Савва Ямщиков; Savva Yamshchikov; Savely Yamshchikov
Born: 8 October 1938
Died: 19 July 2009
Bio: Savva (Savely) Vasilyevich Yamshchikov was a leading expert on Russian provincial art, particularly medieval icon painting and portrait painting of the 18th and 19th centuries.