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Franghias Kavertzas
Frantzeskos or Franghias Kavertzas (; 1590/1600–1648) was a Greek painter. His painting style resembles the late Cretan school or early Greek Baroque period. His work was influenced by Georgios Klontzas, Michael Damaskinos and Emmanuel Tzanfournaris. He was active in Crete during the early part of the 17th century, roughly after the death of Georgios Klontzas. He painted two icons that are very similar to Klontzas's most notable pieces. Theodore Poulakis also painted similar themes. Kavertzas' artwork incorporates the Venetian school. His works also influenced Leos Moskos. His most notable works are the ''Last Judgement'', '' In You Rejoiceth''. History Kavertzas was born in Heraklion. His father's name was Pavlos. He married Manea Sophianou's sister. Kavertzas had three sons. His first son Pavlos was a painter. There are some records with his signature between 1615 and 1647. He owned property in Crete and Italy. On March 9, 1641, a nun named Evgenia Trapezontiopoulla owed ...
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The Last Judgment (Kavertzas)
''The Last Judgment'' also known as ''The Second Coming'' is an egg tempera painting by Francheskos Kavertzas. His artistic period was during the first half of the 17th century. Seven of his works survived, five were signed. He was a member of the late Cretan school. ''The Last Judgment'' painted by Georgios Klontzas inspired countless Cretan artists, Kavertzas was one of them. Kavertzas's painting '' In You Rejoiceth'' strongly resembles Klontzas's '' In Thee Rejoiceth''. Leos Moskos was also inspired by Klontzas's work. He also painted a similar version of ''The Last Judgment''. The final judgment is the last judgment of every person on earth. The painting is a pictural representation of that event. The Kavertzas ''The Last Judgment'' is unique because it features a nun. Her name was Evgenia Trapezontiopoulla. According to records on March 9, 1641, the nun could not afford to pay for the painting. Kavertzas and the nun bartered instead. The painting is part of the collection of ...
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Leos Moskos
Leo or Leos Moskos (, 1620/30 – 1690) was a painter and educator. There were two other painters named Moskos active around the same period, Elias Moskos and Ioannis Moskos, who may have been his relatives. Indeed, Leo is often confused with Elias Moskos. Some of his work was inspired by Georgios Klontzas and Franghias Kavertzas. He traveled all over the Venetian Empire. Records indicate he traveled to Venice, Cephalonia, and Zakynthos His style resembled the Cretan school. He taught famous painter Panagiotis Doxaras. His most popular work is ''the Last Judgment''. His paintings can be found all over the world. Twenty of his paintings have survived. History Leo was born in Rethimno, Crete sometime between 1620 and 1635. His father's name was George. He was active in Crete, Zakynthos, and Venice. He is often confused with Elias Moskos. The first record of the artist is in Zakynthos around 1653. According to Venetian records, he is first mentioned in Venice on 1 ...
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People From Heraklion
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ...
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Cretan Renaissance Painters
Crete ( ; , Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica. Crete is located about south of the Peloponnese, and about southwest of Anatolia. Crete has an area of and a coastline of 1,046 km (650 mi). It bounds the southern border of the Aegean Sea, with the Sea of Crete (or North Cretan Sea) to the north and the Libyan Sea (or South Cretan Sea) to the south. Crete covers 260 km from west to east but is narrow from north to south, spanning three longitudes but only half a latitude. Crete and a number of islands and islets that surround it constitute the Region of Crete (), which is the southernmost of the 13 top-level administrative units of Greece, and the fifth most populous of Greece's regions. Its capital and largest city is Heraklion, on the north shore of the island. , the region had a ...
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1648 Deaths
The year 1648 has been suggested as possibly the last time in which the overall human population declined, coming towards the end of a broader period of global instability which included the collapse of the Ming dynasty and the Thirty Years' War, the latter of which ended in 1648 with the Peace of Westphalia. Events January–March * January 15 ** Manchu invaders of China's Fujian province capture Spanish Dominican priest Francisco Fernández de Capillas, torture him and then behead him. Capillas will be canonized more than 350 years later in 2000 in the Roman Catholic Church as one of the Martyr Saints of China. ** Alexis, Tsar of Russia, marries Maria Miloslavskaya, who later gives birth to two future tsars (Feodor III and Ivan V) as well as Princess Sophia Alekseyevna, the regent for Peter I. * January 17 – By a vote of 141 to 91, England's Long Parliament passes the Vote of No Addresses, breaking off negotiations with King Charles I, and thereb ...
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Andreas Karantinos
Andreas Karantinos (; 1680 – 1740), also known as Andreas Karandinos, was a Greek Renaissance painter, educator and goldsmith. He was from Kefalonia. He was a member of the Heptanese school. His artwork is reflective of the time period. His teacher was famous painter Stephanos Tzangarolas. He adapted his style. Karandinos also emulated the Cretan masters such as Michael Damaskinos. Many Greek painters emulated one other. Karandinos also taught famous Greek painter Konstantinos Kokkinos and several others. Many of his works are in Greece mostly on the island of Kefalonia. Twenty two of his work survived and one fresco. The fresco is of the Second Coming or the Last Judgement. The fresco is located in the church of Evagelastria in Kastro Kefalonia. History Karantinos was born in Kefalonia. He was a monk. His family migrated from the mainland towns Methoni and Koroni. They were refugees. His teacher was famous painter Stephanos Tzangarolas. Around 1712, he was ...
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Greek Scholars In The Renaissance
The migration waves of Byzantine Greeks, Byzantine Greek scholars and émigrés in the period following the fall of Constantinople, end of the Byzantine Empire in 1453 are considered by many scholars key to the revival of Classics, Greek studies that led to the development of Renaissance humanism and Science in the Renaissance, science. These émigrés brought to Western Europe the relatively well-preserved remnants and accumulated knowledge of their own (Greek) civilization, which had mostly not survived the Early Middle Ages in the West. The ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' claims: "Many modern scholars also agree that the exodus of Greeks to Italy as a result of this event marked the end of the Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance," although few scholars date the start of the Italian Renaissance this late. History The main role of Byzantine scholars within Renaissance humanism was the teaching of the Ancient Greek, Greek language to their Western counterparts in un ...
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In Thee Rejoiceth (Klontzas)
''In Thee Rejoiceth'' also known as ''Epi Si Harri'' is a tempera and gold leaf painting by Georgios Klontzas. The painting is a tribute to the Virgin Mary. Klontzas was active on the island of Crete during the second half of the 16th century. He was a member of the Cretan School. He was one of the most prolific Greek painters of the 16th century. Most of his works were copied by other artists. The ''In Thee Rejoiceth'' painting was copied by countless Greek and Italian painters. Theodore Poulakis created a version in the 17 century that is very similar to Klontzas's ''In Thee Rejoiceth''. Franghias Kavertzas also painted a similar theme. He called his painting In You Rejoices. Leos Moskos also created his version of the popular painting. The Klontzas painting is currently at the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies Museum in Venice. Hymn Klontzas was inspired by the hymn that was composed by the Syrian monk John of Damascus. It was used in the Divin ...
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John Of Damascus
John of Damascus or John Damascene, born Yūḥana ibn Manṣūr ibn Sarjūn, was an Arab Christian monk, priest, hymnographer, and apologist. He was born and raised in Damascus or AD 676; the precise date and place of his death is not known, though tradition places it at his monastery, Mar Saba, near Jerusalem, on 4 December AD 749. A polymath whose fields of interest and contribution included law, theology, philosophy, and music, he was given the by-name of Chrysorroas (Χρυσορρόας, literally "streaming with gold", i.e. "the golden speaker"). He wrote works expounding the Christian faith, and composed hymns which are still used both liturgically in Eastern Christian practice throughout the world as well as in western Lutheranism at Easter.''Lutheran Service Book'' (Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, 2006), pp. 478, 487. He is one of the Fathers of the Eastern Orthodox Church and is best known for his strong defence of icons. The Catholic Church regards him as ...
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Ieremias Palladas
Ieremias Palladas (; 1580–1592 – 1659), also known as Pouladas (), or Ieremia Pallada, was a Greek Renaissance painter. He was a clergyman, painter, and educator. He was affiliated with Saint Catherine's Monastery in Mount Sinai, Egypt. He is one of the most notable Greek painters of the 17th century. His family consisted of clergy and painters. His nephew was Patriarch of Alexandria Gerasimos Palladas. His work was influenced by Nikolaos Tzafouris and Angelos Akotantos. Georgios Klontzas and Emmanuel Lambardos were active in Crete around the same period. Palladas influenced the works of Theocharis Silvestros, Iakovos Moskos, Ioannis Kornaros and Philotheos Skoufos. According to the Institute of Neohellenic Research, twenty-four of his works survived. His specialty was painting crosses for the iconostasis or templo. Most of his works are in Egypt. History Ieremias was born in Chandaka now Heraklion. His father's name was Stephanos. His family was very famou ...
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Philotheos Skoufos
Philotheos Skoufos (also Filotheos; ; between 1615 and 1625 – 1685) was a Greeks, Greek painter, educator and clergyman during the 17th century. He collaborated with Emmanuel Tzanes on several pieces while he was in Corfu. Philotheos was a member of the Cretan School and Heptanese School (painting), Heptanese School. His work was influenced by the Venetian painting, Venetian school. He was briefly affiliated with the famous Greek church in Venice San Giorgio dei Greci. Emmanuel Tzanes and Konstantinos Tzanes were also in Venice around the same period and affiliated with San Giorgio dei Greci. He was the priest who presided over famous painter Ioannis Moskos's wedding. Philotheos was active on the Ionian Island while Theodore Poulakis and Elias Moskos also had active workshops. Skoufos most popular works were the ''Stoning of St Stephen'' and the ''Virgin in the Temple''. History Skoufos was born on the island of Crete. He was a monk at the Chryssopigi Monastery Crete. ...
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Emmanuel Tzanes
Emmanuel Tzanes (; 1610 – 28 March 1690), also known as Bounialis (), Emmanuel Tzane-Bounialis, Emmanuel Zane, or Emmanuel Tzane, was a Greek Renaissance iconographer, author, clergyman, and educator. He spent the latter half of his life in Venice, where he was parish priest of the church of San Giorgio dei Greci and a member of the Flanginian School run by the city's Greek Confraternity. Tzanes painted icons in the style of the Cretan school, influenced by contemporary trends in Venetian painting. His known extant works, over 130 in number, can be found in public foundations, private collections, churches and monasteries in Greece. The most popular of these is ''The Holy Towel'', finished in 1659. Tzanes was a collaborator with Philotheos Skoufos, and brothers with the painter Konstantinos Tzanes and the poet Marinos Tzanes. History Born in Rethymno, Crete, Tzanes became a priest sometime before 1637. After the Ottomans conquered Rethymno in 1646, he fled Crete and spen ...
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