Elias Moskos

Elias Moskos
Madonna and Child
BornEarly 1600s
Rethymno Crete
DiedJanuary 26, 1687
Zakynthos
Resting placePhaneromeni Church, Zakynthos
NationalityGreek
MovementCretan School,
Heptanese School

Ilias or Elias Moskos (Greek: Ηλίας Μόσκος, 1620/1629- January 26, 1687) was a Greek educator, shipping merchant and painter from Crete. The last name Moskos was associated with three famous painters of the Cretan School alive during the same period, along with Ioannis Moskos and Leos Moskos, possibly his relatives. Elias incorporated maniera greca with the Venetian style. Theodore Poulakis and Moskos brought the art and style of Crete into the Heptanese School of the Ionian Islands. Some of his work was inspired by Angelos Akotantos. He was affiliated with other artists such as Philotheos Skoufos. He is often confused with Leos Moskos. His son was not Ioannis Moskos although they were probably related. Elias most popular painting is Christ Pantocrator. Fifty-two of his paintings survived.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Chatzedake, Nano M. (1993). From Candia to Venice Greek Icons in Italy, 15th-16th Centuries Museo Correr, Venice, 17 September-30 October, 1993. Athens, Greece: Foundation for Hellenic Culture. p. 18.
  2. ^ Eugenia Drakopoulou (June 18, 2021). "Moskos Ilias". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  3. ^ Hatzidakis, Manolis; Drakopoulou, Evgenia (1997). Έλληνες Ζωγράφοι μετά την Άλωση (1450-1830). Τόμος 2: Καβαλλάρος - Ψαθόπουλος [Greek Painters after the Fall of Constantinople (1450-1830). Volume 2: Kavallaros - Psathopoulos]. Athens: Center for Modern Greek Studies, National Research Foundation. pp. 198–203. hdl:10442/14088. ISBN 960-7916-00-X.