Michael Damaskenos
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Michael Damaskenos was a prominent 16th-century Greek icon painter whose work helped shape the distinctive fusion of Byzantine and Western styles characteristic of the Cretan School.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cretan School painter
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Greek painter ⓘ icon painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | helped define the mature phase of the Cretan School ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Byzantine art
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Western Renaissance-influenced style ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Greek Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Orthodox churches
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Orthodox monasteries ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Republic of Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Greek communities under Venetian rule ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1530 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | circa 1592 ⓘ |
| era | Post-Byzantine art ⓘ |
| genre | religious painting ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Cretan School painters
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post-Byzantine icon painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine iconographic tradition
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Italian Renaissance painting ⓘ |
| knownFor |
panel painting
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religious icons ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| legacy | major representative of the Cretan School ⓘ |
| medium | tempera on wood ⓘ |
| movement | Cretan School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor | fusion of Byzantine and Western artistic elements ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Adoration of the Magi
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The Crucifixion NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Supper NERFINISHED ⓘ The Virgin Hodegetria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
iconographer
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Candia
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Crete NERFINISHED ⓘ Heraklion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Crete
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Heraklion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| school | Cretan School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic | combination of traditional iconography with Western perspective and realism ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Crete
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Heraklion NERFINISHED ⓘ Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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