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Greek painter

Konstantinos Kontarinis

Born	1679 Corfu, Greece
Died	1738 (1739) Lefkada, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Known for	Iconography and hagiography
Movement	Heptanese School Greek Baroque

Konstantinos Kontarinis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κονταρίνης, 1679 – 1738), also known as Konstantino Kontarini, was a Greek Baroque painter of the Heptanese School. He was heavily influenced by the works of Theodore Poulakis. His contemporaries at the time were Stephano Tzangarola and Panagiotis Doxaras. His work signals a transition for the Cretan School to the more refined Heptanese School. Kontarinis clearly follows the traditional maniera greca. The art was heavily influenced by the Venetian style. He influenced the works of countless Greek and Italian painters namely Spyridon Sperantzas and Nikolaos Kallergis. According to the Institute of Neohellenic Research, eighty-five of his works survived. His most notable work is the portable icon consisting of Scenes from Genesis. It is featured at the Byzantine Museum Athens, Greece.

History

Kontarinis was born on the island of Corfu. His family migrated from Rethymno, Crete. The family was featured in the works of Marinos Tzanes. Not much is known about his life. He was married. He had a son named Nicholas. He is mentioned in the archives of Corfu around 1715. He traveled around the Ionian Islands. By the 1730s he was in Lefkada. He was recorded on October 14, 1731. He was a witness. His work was heavily influenced by Theodore Poulakis, he was another Greek painter associated with the island of Corfu. Both of the artists are representatives of the Heptanese School

Kontarinis is among a unique class of Greek painters. He allowed patrons to be featured in his works. One such instance was Saint Lucian's Miracle, the Saving of Spyridon Voulgaris. Clearly, Voulgaris is the feature of the work. Stephanos Tzangarolas also employs a similar technique. He featured Bernardo (Vernardo) Aninou in his Virgin Glykofilousa. Franghias Kavertzas featured a nun named Evgenia Trapezontiopoulla at the bottom of his Last Judgment. She was also the patron of the masterpiece. Another impressive painting by Kontarinis Saint Alexander and Scenes of Martyrdom features a Camel. Greek painter Konstantinos Kontaris is often confused with Kontarinis due to the similarity of their names. Some theories evolved that Kontaris is Kontarinis. There is considerable debate regarding Kontarinis masterpiece Descent from the Cross.

Gallery

The Allegory of the Holy Communion
Adam and Eve
Circle of Kontarinis Descent from the Cross
Scenes from Genesis
Saint Alexander and Scenes of Martyrdom

Notable works

Alypius Private Collection Kölliken Switzerland
Entrance of the Virgin (ΘΚ), Noether Collection Mannheim, Germany

References

Eugenia Drakopoulou (October 10, 2021). "Kontarinis Konstantinos". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved October 10, 2021.
Hatzidakis, Manolis & Drakopoulou, Eugenia (1997). Greek painters after the fall (1450-1830) Volume B. Athens, GR: Center for Modern Greek Studies E.I.E. pp. 104–106.
Hatzidakis, Nano M. (1998). Icons, the Velimezis Collection: Catalogue Raisonné. Athens, Greece: Museum Benaki. p. 336.
Georgopoulou Verra, Myrto (1999). Holy Passion, Sacred Images, The Interaction of Byzantine and Western Art in Icon Painting. Athens, Greece: S.U.N.Y. The University of Binghamton. p. 33. ISBN 9789602142578.
Hatzidakis, 1997, pp 104-106
Hatzidakis, 1997, pp 104-106
Eugenia Drakopoulou (June 6, 2022). "Kontaris Konstantinos". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved June 6, 2022.

Works cited

Drakopoulou, Eugenia (2010). Greek painters after the fall (1450-1830) Volume C. Athens, GR: Center for Modern Greek Studies E.I.E.
Hatzidakis, Manolis (1987). Greek painters after the fall (1450-1830) Volume A. Athens, GR: Center for Modern Greek Studies E.I.E.
Hatzidakis, Manolis & Drakopoulou, Eugenia (1997). Greek painters after the fall (1450-1830) Volume B. Athens, GR: Center for Modern Greek Studies E.I.E.

External links

Media related to Konstantinos Kontarinis at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Heptanese school (painting)
Principal proponents	Panagiotis Doxaras Nikolaos Doxaras Nikolaos Kantounis Nikolaos Koutouzis Nikolaos Kallergis Spyridon Ventouras Efstathios Karousos
Other artists	Andreas Karantinos Gerasimos Pitsamanos Spyridon Sperantzas Stylianos Devaris Stylianos Stavrakis Demetrios Stavrakis Konstantinos Kontarinis Ioannis Korais Stephanos Tzangarolas Ioanni Korai Demetrios Nomikos Spiridione Roma Theodore Poulakis Elias Moskos
Outside Ionian Islands	Georgios Markou Iakovos Moskos Dionysios of Fourna Makarios Georgios Kastrofylakas Michael Prevelis Ioannis Kornaros Emmanuel Skordilis Antonios Skordilis Christodoulos Kalergis Defterevon Sifnios
Major works	The Archangel Michael (Poulakis, 1640–1692) Constantine and Helen (I. Moskos, 1665–1721) The Fall of Man (Poulakis, 1640–1692)) The Holy Towel (E. Tzanes, 1659)) Saint Onuphrius (E. Tzanes, 1662)) Jacob’s Ladder (E. Moskos, 1664–1666) The Miracle of the Holy Belt (Poulakis, 1640–1692)) Virgin and Child on Bronze (E. Moskos, 1650–1687) Noah's Ark (Poulakis, 1660–1692) Adoration of the Shepherds (Tzangarolas, 1688–1700) Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn (Tzangarolas, 1700) The Holy Family (P. Doxaras, 1700) Virgin Glykofilousa (Karantinos, 1723) Angel Holding the Body of Christ (Kallergis, 1732) Vision of Constantine (Stavarkis, 1729–1786) Assumption of Mary (N. Doxaras, 1725–1775) The Prophet Jonah (Stavrakis, 1750–1800) The Deposition from the Cross (Stavrakis, 1729-1786) The Holy Trinity (Romas, 1764) Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (Karousos, 1780) A Scene from the Life of John Chrysostom (Ventouras, 1797) Saint Spyridon, John the Baptist, Saint Peter, and Saint George (Koutouzis, 1750–1813) Lamentation of Christ (Kantounis, 1790–1834)
Related	Hellenic Institute Venice Manolis Hatzidakis Institute of Neohellenic Research

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