Isaac Fanous (born 1924) is an Egyptian artist and scholar, specializing in Coptic art .

He is considered the father of modern Coptic iconography and the initiator of the modern renaissance in Coptic art . Fanous has trained a number of other Coptic artists from abroad.

He chairs the Coptic Art department at the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo, Egypt.

References

• New icon for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception

External Links

• The Coptic Icons from Holy Virgin Mary Church in Los Angeles