Konstantinos Kontarinis | |
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| Born | 1679 Corfu, Greece |
| Died | 1738 Lefkada, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Known for | Iconography and hagiography |
| Movement | Heptanese School Greek Baroque |
Konstantinos Kontarinis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κονταρίνης, 1679 – 1738), also known as Konstantino Kontarini, was a Greek Baroque painter of the Heptanese School. He was heavily influenced by the works of Theodore Poulakis. His contemporaries at the time were Stephano Tzangarola and Panagiotis Doxaras. His work signals a transition for the Cretan School to the more refined Heptanese School. Kontarinis clearly follows the traditional maniera greca. The art was heavily influenced by the Venetian style. He influenced the works of countless Greek and Italian painters namely Spyridon Sperantzas and Nikolaos Kallergis. According to the Institute of Neohellenic Research, eighty-five of his works survived. His most notable work is the portable icon consisting of Scenes from Genesis. It is featured at the Byzantine Museum Athens, Greece.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Eugenia Drakopoulou (October 10, 2021). "Kontarinis Konstantinos". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
- ^ Hatzidakis, Manolis & Drakopoulou, Eugenia (1997). Greek painters after the fall (1450-1830) Volume B. Athens, GR: Center for Modern Greek Studies E.I.E. pp. 104–106.
- ^ Hatzidakis, Nano M. (1998). Icons, the Velimezis Collection: Catalogue Raisonné. Athens, Greece: Museum Benaki. p. 336.
- ^ Georgopoulou Verra, Myrto (1999). Holy Passion, Sacred Images, The Interaction of Byzantine and Western Art in Icon Painting. Athens, Greece: S.U.N.Y. The University of Binghamton. p. 33. ISBN 9789602142578.