Heptanese School

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The Heptanese School was a major Greek artistic movement that flourished in the Ionian Islands from the 17th to 19th centuries, blending post-Byzantine iconographic traditions with Western Renaissance and Baroque influences.

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instanceOf Greek painting school
art movement
artForm fresco
iconostasis decoration
panel painting
portable icons
artisticTradition post-Byzantine art
associatedWith Venetian rule in the Ionian Islands
characteristic Western-style shading and volume
combination of Orthodox iconography with Western techniques
naturalistic modeling of figures
richer color palette
use of perspective
country Greece
developedFrom Cretan School NERFINISHED
endTime 19th century
flourishedInCentury 17th century
18th century
19th century
genre icon painting
religious painting
secular painting
influenced Greek academic painting of the 19th century
Modern Greek painting NERFINISHED
influencedBy Baroque art NERFINISHED
Byzantine iconography
Italian Renaissance art NERFINISHED
Venetian painting NERFINISHED
Western Renaissance art NERFINISHED
mainRegion Ionian Islands NERFINISHED
movementLanguage Greek
notableArtist Charalambos Pachis NERFINISHED
Dionysios Kalivokas NERFINISHED
Dionysios Tsokos NERFINISHED
Nikolaos Doxaras NERFINISHED
Nikolaos Kantounis NERFINISHED
Nikolaos Koutouzis NERFINISHED
Panagiotis Doxaras NERFINISHED
Spyridon Ventouras NERFINISHED
notableCenter Corfu NERFINISHED
Kefalonia NERFINISHED
Zakynthos NERFINISHED
partOf post-Byzantine Greek art
patronage Ionian aristocracy
Orthodox monasteries
parish churches
religiousContext Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
startTime 17th century

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post-Byzantine art hasPart Heptanese School