Vasilije RomanoviÃÂ (Kiev, Imperial Russia, c. 1700 - Hopovo, now Serbia, 1773) and Jov VasilijeviÃÂ (Kiev, Imperial Russia, c. 1700 - Kiev, Imperial Russia, after 1760) were accomplished icon painters who came from Imperial Russia to Srem on an invitation from the Arsenije IV JovanoviÃÂ Ã Â akabenta together with a group of Serbian newly graduated academic artists of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. RomanoviÃÂ became part of the teaching staff of a newly-constructed Academy of Painting, built and funded by the metropolitan, while VasiljeviÃÂ became a court painter of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci.
Romanoviàsettled in the Monastery of Hopovo where he became tonsured as a monk and where he died in 1773. His painting can be found in every church and monastery throughout Fruska Gora and other neighbouring regions, including Besenovo Monastery, Pravoslavna Crkva Roà ¾destva Presvete Bogorodice, Serbian Orthodox church in Slatinski DrenovacBogorodicina crkva in Moroviàand many others.
Vasiljeviàwall-painted the Monastery of Kruà ¡edol. In the narthex, the old fresco painting of Kruà ¡edol was replaced with the new one in 1750 and in 1751 the painting of the altar area was completed. The wall painting of the naos, completed in 1756 was done by another graduate of the painting school of Kiev Pecharsk Lavra, Arad-born Stefan Tenecki, who arrived from Imperial Russia at the same time after a four-year study absence.
Also, VasiijeviÃÂ painted in collaboration with several other contemporary Serbian painters.