Andreas Karantinos

Andreas Karantinos
Virgin Glykofilousa
Born1680
Died1740 (1741)
NationalityGreek
EducationApprentice to Stephanos Tzangarolas
Known forPainting and Goldsmith
MovementHeptanese School
Neo-Hellenikos Diafotismos
Greek Rococo
ElectedArchpresbyter

Andreas Karantinos (Greek: Ανδρέας Καραντινός, 1680 – 1740), also known as Andreas Karandinos. He was Greek Renaissance painter, educator and goldsmith. He was from Kefalonia. He was a member of the Heptanese School. His artwork is reflective of the time period. His teacher was famous painter Stephanos Tzangarolas. He adapted his style. Karandinos also emulated the Cretan masters such as Michael Damaskinos. Many Greek painters emulated one other. Karandinos also taught famous Greek painter Konstantinos Kokkinos and several others. Many of his works are in Greece mostly on the island of Kefalonia. Twenty two of his work survived and one fresco. The fresco is of the Second Coming or the Last Judgement. The fresco is located in the church of Evagelastria in Kastro Kefalonia.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ Eugenia Drakopoulou (August 17, 2021). "Karantinos Andreas". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
  2. ^ 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. 69–70.
  3. ^ Acheimastou Potamianou, Myrtalē (1998). Icons of the Byzantine Museum of Athens. Athens, Greece: Ministry of Culture. p. 278. ISBN 9789602149119.
  4. ^ Schmuck, Hilmar (2011). Greek Biographical Index Volume 1. Munich: K.G. Saur Munchen. pp. 208, 193, 196. ISBN 9783110950021.
  5. ^ Hatzidakis, Nano M. (1998). Icons, the Velimezis Collection: Catalogue Raisonné. Athens, Greece: Museum Benaki. p. 265. ISBN 9789608452473.
  6. ^ 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. 33-34. ISBN 9789602142578.