Iakovos Moskos or Moschos (, 1600s – 1700s) was a Greek painter. He shared the same name as three other famous Greek painters Ioannis Moskos,

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 ...

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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 wit ...

. He was affiliated with

Saint Catherine's Monastery Saint Catherine's Monastery ( , ), officially the Sacred Autonomous Royal Monastery of Saint Catherine of the Holy and God-Trodden Mount Sinai, is a Christian monastery located in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. Located at the foot of Mount Sinai ...

. Moskos painted in the typical Greek style. He was active during Greek Rococo and the end of the baroque period in Greek art. Ioannis Kornaros was exposed to his work while he was at the monastery. He was known for painting the Holy place of Mount Sinai the assumed location where Moses received the commandments. It is his most notable work. Eight of his paintings have survived.

History

Iakovos Moskos was born in

Astypalaia Astypalaia (Greek Language, Greek: Αστυπάλαια, ), is a Greece, Greek island with 1,334 residents (2011 census). It belongs to the Dodecanese, an archipelago of fifteen major islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea. However, many scholars ...

. He was active during the early part of the eighteenth century 1700-1725. He eventually traveled to Mount Sinai and become a monk. There is no documented familial relationship between the other artists named Moskos but it is a possibility. The name was extremely popular at the time due to their massive artistic output. Moskos's painting of Mount Sinai became an extremely popular symbol of the Sinaitic monastery. He painted a view of Mount Sinai with scenes from the monastic life. The painting is a historical symbol of Mount Sinai in the early 1700s. The image also features wildlife. The panel is made with gold leaf and tempera. It measures 28.7 x 39.1 x 1.9 cm. The inscription reads ΘΕΟΒΑΔΙCΤΟΝ ΟΡΩC CΗΝΑ (God-Trodden Mount of Sinai) The painting is at the monastery.

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