Michael Damaskenos or Michail Damaskenos (Μιχαήλ Δαμασκηνός) was a leading post-Byzantine Cretan painter. He is a major representative of the Cretan S

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Michael Damaskenos or Michail Damaskenos (Μιχαήλ Δαμασκηνός) was a leading post-Byzantine Cretan painter. He is a major representative of the Cretan School of painting that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries, whille Crete was under Venetian rule. He was a near-contemporary of the most famous Cretan painter of any period, El Greco, but though Damaskinos also went to Italy, he remained much closer to his Greek roots stylistically.

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Size: 3314px × 3218px
Location: Loggia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Photo credit: © Kisler Creations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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