Ioannis Moskos

Ioannis Moskos
Born1635/44
Died1721
Venice
NationalityGreek
MovementCretan School
SpouseErgina Klarotzanopoula

Ioannis Moskos (Greek: Ιωάννης Μόσκος; 1635-44 – 1721) was a Greek painter that migrated to Venice. Two other very famous painters with the name Moskos were active around the same period Elias Moskos and Leos Moskos. Leos Moskos frequently traveled all over the Venitian Empire and was in Venice around the same period as Ioannis. He is not Elias Moskos's son. The Moskos painters may have had some relationship but documentation is unavailable. Ioannis painted in the traditional maniera greca and the Venetian style. His art resembles Michael Damaskinos and Andreas Pavias. He was affiliated with the church of San Giorgio dei Greci. He left a huge assortment of paintings that can be found all over the world. His most popular work is The Crucifixion.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Eugenia Drakopoulou (June 24, 2021). "Moskos Ioannis". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  2. ^ Hatzidakis & Drakopoulou 1997, pp. 203–205.
  3. ^ Speake, Graham (2021). Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. London And New York: Rutledge Taylor & Francis Group. p. 444.
  4. ^ Acheimastou-Potamianou, Myrtalē (1998). Icons of the Byzantine Museum of Athens. Athens, Greece: Ministry of Culture, Archaeological. p. 266. ISBN 9789602149119.
  5. ^ Chatzēdakēs, Manolēs (1985). Icons of Patmos Questions of Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Painting. Athens Greece: National Bank of Greece. p. 192.

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