Theophanes the Cretan

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Theophanes the Cretan was a prominent 16th-century Cretan icon painter and monk, renowned as one of the leading figures of the post-Byzantine artistic tradition in Greece.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cretan School painter
Orthodox monk
icon painter
person
post-Byzantine painter
activeIn 16th century
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Venice
ethnicGroup Greek
genre icon painting
religious art
influenced later Cretan School painters
influencedBy Byzantine art
surface form: Byzantine iconography
movement Cretan School
post-Byzantine art
notableFor fresco decoration of Orthodox monasteries
leading figure of the Cretan School
post-Byzantine iconography in Greece
notableWork frescoes of the katholikon of the Great Lavra Monastery
frescoes of the katholikon of the Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapafsas
frescoes of the katholikon of the Monastery of Stavronikita
occupation iconographer
monk
painter
placeOfBirth Crete
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church
style Byzantine tradition
post-Byzantine style
workLocation Great Lavra
surface form: Great Lavra Monastery

Meteora
Stavronikita Monastery
surface form: Monastery of Stavronikita

Mount Athos

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St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery hasArtworkBy Theophanes the Cretan
Stavronikita Monastery hasFrescoesBy Theophanes the Cretan