Nikolaos Gripiotis | |
|---|---|
 Cretan icon from the era of Gripiotis | |
| Born | 1465 |
| Died | 1525 |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Known for | Mass Producing Greek Icons in the 1500s |
| Movement | Cretan School |
| Spouse | Maria |
| Children | Ioannis, Kassandra, Francheskina |
| Patron(s) | Giorgio Basejo and Petro Varsama |
| Occupation | Painter |
| Years active | 1480–1525 |
| Era | Greek Renaissance |
| Style | Maniera Greca |
| Relatives | Brother-in-law Arsenius Apostolius |
Nikolaos Gripiotis (Greek: Νικόλαος Γριπιώτης, 1465–1525) aka Nicolò Gripioti, was a Greek painter and teacher. He was a prominent member of the Cretan School in the early 1500s, working alongside such practitioners as Michael Fokas and Giorgio Miçocostantin (Georgios Mitsoconstantinos). No work survives bearing his signature, but documents from the period record thousands of icons produced by his workshop. Nikolaos's son Ioannis Gripiotis also became a prominent painter. The family was related by marriage to Arsenius Apostolius.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ Hatzidakis 1987, pp. 232–233.
- ^ Voulgaropoulou 2020, pp. 217.
- ^ Baltoyanni, Chrysanthi (1994). Icons Mother of God. Athens, GR: Adam Editions. p. 40. ISBN 9789605000950.
- ^ Vasilaki, Maria (2009). The Painter Angelos and Icon-painting in Venetian Crete. Burlington, VT: Ashgate/Variorum. p. 38. ISBN 9780754659457.
- ^ Kondi 1989, pp. 201.