Emmanuel Skordilis (, 1627–1635 – 1671), also known as Emmanouil Skordilis, was a Greek Renaissance painter. He was active in

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around the time

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 Ve ...

Elias Moskos Ilias or Elias Moskos (; 1620/1629- January 26, 1687) was a Greek educator, shipping merchant and painter from Crete. The last name Moskos was associated with three famous painters of the Cretan school alive during the same period, along with Io ...

, and

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 ...

were painting in Crete. He belongs to the elite group of Greek painters that followed the Venetian-influenced maniera greca in Crete. Sixty eight of his works survived. He is one of few artists to not travel to the Ionian Islands and participate in the Heptanese school. He eventually settled in the

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on the inland of

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. Christodoulos Kalergis is another prominent Greek artist associated with the

, he was from

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. Skordilis was influenced by

Georgios Klontzas Georgios Klontzas (; 1535–1608), also known as George Klontzas or Zorzi Cloza dito Cristianopullo, was a Greek scholar and painter of the Cretan school, Cretan Renaissance. He is one of the most influential artists of the post-Byzantine period, ...

Michael Damaskinos Michael Damaskenos or Michail Damaskenos (also Damaskinos) (, 1530/35–1592/93) was a leading post-Byzantine Cretan painter. He is a major representative of the Cretan School of painting that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries. Pain ...

and

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. Skordilis brought the artistic style of Crete to the

and influenced countless artists in that region.

History

Skordilis was born in Crete. He became a priest on the island. Records indicate he was associated with the Chryssopigi Monastery in

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. Historians have concluded that he had a personal relationship with the Monastery. Around 1645, when the region fell to the Turks, he traveled to the

. He eventually settled on the island of Milos after 1647. He painted a significant amount of icons during his lifetime. Historians have records from 1647-1671. One of his signatures was Χείρ Εμμανουήλ ιερέως Σκορδίλη. The last name Skordilis was common in Crete. There were many other painters with the same last name.

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priest and painter Antonios Skordilis was also associated with the island

. His art resembles the

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but he further refined the style. Like many of his contemporaries such as

Theodore Poulakis Theodore Poulakis (; 1622–1692) was a Greek Renaissance painter and teacher. He is considered the father of the Heptanese school and one of the most prolific painters of Venetian Crete. Poulakis was a member of the Cretan school, his contemp ...

and

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 Tzanfou ...

. Skordilis painted his own version of the historic In Thee Rejoiceth. Many artists created their own version of the piece.

’s painting was popular throughout the artistic community. Skordilis also painted the popular Five Saints of Sebasteia. His works can be found all over the world mainly Greece. Hatzidakis, 1997, pp 355-359

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Notable works

*In The Rejoiceth ''Monastery of Panagia Chrysoleontissa in

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Greece'' *Coronation of the Virgin ''Byzantine Museum Athens Greece''

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* * * {{Heptanese School (painting) 1627 births 1671 deaths Cretan Renaissance painters 17th-century Greek painters People from Chania People from Milos Greek icon painters

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