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Yannis Tsarouchis
Yannis Tsarouchis is probably one of the most significant Greek painters of the twentieth century, due to his excellent contribution to portray and define the modern Greek identity. Yannis is a very erotic painter, his work is inspired by the … Continue reading
Yannis Moralis
Yannis Moralis was a special figure of the modern greek arts of painting, part of the 30′s Generation,a visual type of painter.He was born on 23 april 1916 in Arta,Greece and studied in Athens School of Fine Arts since the … Continue reading
Nicolaos Gysis
Nicolaos Gysis or Gyzis Nikolaos (born on March 1, 1842 in Sklavochorion Tinos, Greece, died on 4 January 1901 in Munich) was a Greek monumental-genre painter. Gyzis was born the son of a carpenter, and his wife Margarita Onoufrios, born Psalti. From 1850 he attended primary school in the Athenes’ quarter Karamanos, with a particular fondness for drawing lessons. After the persuasion of his father and mother by neighborhood, he attended the Polytechneion (Polytechnic school) for four years, but are not officially registered because of his youth. On 21 May 1865 he is given by Gysi Evangelistria Monastery in Tinos a … Continue reading
El Greco
El Greco (Spanish name with italian influence “Il Greco” - the Greek), is the name under which is known Domênikos Theotokopoulos, 1541,Iraklion / Crete - 7 April 1614, Toledo / Spain) was a spanish Mannerist painter of Greek origin, mysterious personality, both in terms of specifics of his style andbecause of incomplete biography. Known mostly because of his paintings on religious themes as a portraitist, his contributions in the field of sculpture and architecture were, unfortunately, forgotten. Domênikos (Dominik) Theotokópulos (family name literally means ”son of the Virgin … Continue reading
