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Georgios Margkazinis
Georgios Markazinis (; ), also known as Georgius Margazinis or Margazinius, was a Greek painter from the island of Crete. His style is different from his contemporaries. He can be likened to Ioannis Permeniates, Theodore Poulakis, Elias Moskos and Konstantinos Tzanes. His work escapes the typical lines of the Italo-Byzantine, maniera greca and his art is heavily influenced by the Venetian painting, Venetian style. Only two of his works have survived. His most notable work is The Crucifixion. The Crucifixion is held at the Hellenic Institute of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Studies in Venice, Hellenic Institute in Venice. His other work is of the Last Judgment which is located in a church at Skradin, Croatia. History Markazinis was born in the ancient Cretan city of Kydonia, Cydonia, now modern-day Chania. Not much is known about his life. He signed his work in Latin. He alludes to his origin because he adds the city to his signature which was ''Cydonius''. His surviving signatures ...
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The Crucifixion (Margkazinis)
The Crucifixion is a painting created by Georgios Markazinis, Georgio Markazini. Markazini was a Greek painter from the island of Crete. He migrated to Venice. He was active during the middle part of the 17th century. Two of the painter's works survived. The crucifixion was a very popular subject among Cretan painters. Andreas Pavias, Emmanuel Lambardos, and Theophanes the Cretan created a similar style crucifixion. The Cretan painters frequently influenced each other. Sadeler family#Jan_Sadeler_I_and_Rafael_I, Jan Sadeler I was a Renaissance Flemish engraver who migrated to Venice with his son and nephew. He was active during the second half of the 16th century. His engravings of the crucifixion series influenced Markazini's Work. Around this same period, the engravings were circulating through the Venetian Greek community. Theodore Poulakis and Konstantinos Tzanes both used the engravings as inspiration. They were Georgios Markazinis, Georgio Markazini's contemporar ...
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