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.