Andreas Pavias

Andreas Pavias
Crucifixion of Jesus
Born1440
Died1504 - 1512
NationalityGreek
MovementCretan School
Late Gothic Italian
SpouseMarietta

Andreas Pavias (Greek: Ανδρέας Παβίας 1440-1504/1512) was a Greek painter and educator, one of the founding fathers of the Cretan School. His works could be found in churches and private collections throughout Italy and Greece, where they influenced countless artists. Seven of these paintings survive today, six bearing Pavias's signature.[1][2][3][4][5] The most famous of the group is a Crucifixion.

Pavias learned his craft from Angelos Akotantos, and was affiliated with Andreas Ritzos. He experimented with different techniques, and his paintings incorporate stylistic traits from the Venetian school. Angelos Pitzamanos was the student of Pavias, who also influenced the works of such Cretan School artists as Theodore Poulakis, Georgios Klontzas, and Michael Damaskenos.

  1. ^ Richardson 2007, pp. 200.
  2. ^ Eugenia Drakopoulou (May 25, 2021). "Pavias (Pavia) Andreas (Andreas) Greek Painters after the Fall of Constantinople". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ Kondi, B. (1989). The Family Names of People Residing in Crete from the 12th-17th Century (PDF). Athens GR: The Public Research Foundation of Byzantine Research. p. 258.
  4. ^ Hatzidakis & Drakopoulou 1997, pp. 259–263.
  5. ^ Eugenia Drakopoulou (June 18, 2021). "Pavias (Pavia) Andreas (Andreas)". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved June 18, 2021.