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.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cretan School painter
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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
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leading figure of the Cretan School ⓘ post-Byzantine iconography in Greece ⓘ |
| notableWork |
frescoes of the katholikon of the Great Lavra Monastery
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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
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surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
| style |
Byzantine tradition
ⓘ
post-Byzantine style ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Great Lavra
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surface form:
Great Lavra Monastery
Meteora ⓘ Stavronikita Monastery ⓘ
surface form:
Monastery of Stavronikita
Mount Athos ⓘ |
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