Emmanuel Tzanes

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St. George killing the dragon, Icon by Tzanes
St. George killing the dragon, Icon by Tzanes

Emmanuel Tzanes (b.1637-d.1694) was a Greek Renaissance painter.

He was born in Crete and migrated to Venice where he did most of his work. He was one of the most respected Greek painters of his day. Tzanes was a member of the Cretan School and contemporary of another Cretan painter of Venice, Theodore Poulakis. [1][2][3]













[edit] References

  1. ^ Heinz Skrobucha, The World of Icons, 1971, p.97
  2. ^ Jane Turner, The Dictionary of Art, 1996, p.334
  3. ^ Steven Bigham, Heroes of the Icon: People, Places, Events, 2000, p.136

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