Manuel Panselinos

Manuel Panselinos
Fresco of enthroned Jesus by Panselinos
Born	Immanuel Panselinos late 13th century Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Byzantine Empire
Died	early 14th century Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Byzantine Empire
Known for	Iconography and hagiography
Notable work	Mount Athos: Protaton Church (13th century) Lavra Monastery (13th century) Vatopedi Monastery (14th century)
Movement	Palaeologan Renaissance and Macedonian school

Manuel Panselinos (Greek: Μανουήλ Πανσέληνος) was a Byzantine painter and writer of the Palaeologan Renaissance, known for introducing pathos into frescos, murals and especially icons from the 13th and 14th centuries. He was active in the region of Macedonia, and was widely considered to be the most prominent and influential figure of the palaeologan renaissance and the Macedonian school of painting centered at the Empire's second-largest city, Thessaloniki.^[1]