Michael Damaskenos or Michail Damaskenos (also Damaskinos) (Greek: Μιχαήλ Δαμασκηνός, 1530/35–1592/93) was a leading post-Byzantine Cretanpainter. He is a major representative of the Cretan School of painting that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries. Painters Georgios Klontzas and Damaskenos were major contributors to the Cretan School during the same period. Damaskinos traveled all over the Venetian Empire painting. He remained loyal to his Greek roots stylistically but incorporated some Italian elements in his work. He was strongly influenced by the Venetian school. He painted parts of the Cathedral of San Giorgio dei Greci. Damaskenos has 100 known works. He influenced the works of Theodore Poulakis.[1][2][3]
Damaskinos was born in Candia (Herakleion), his father was George Damaskinos. According to legend, Damaskinos spent some time living and working in Vrontisi Monastery, where six of his icons were kept until 1800. Damaskinos moved to Venice in the 1560s, while he was there he learned miniature painting.[4]
He traveled extensively throughout Italy.[5] From contracts we know he briefly stayed in Sicily from 1569 to 1571. Afterward, he traveled back to Venice. He was a member of the Greek Brotherhood of Venice from 1577 to 1582. He painted icons for the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of San Giorgio dei Greci in Venice. He tried to become a member of the council of the confraternity. He was unsuccessful. During the same period, he worked for both Catholic institutions and executed private commissions.[6]
He became friends with sculptor Alessandro Vittoria. He sold a collection of drawings to him which he amassed from other Italian artists. Namely the Mannerist Parmigianino. He was also familiar with Palma Giovane and may have had some contact with the workshop of Tintoretto. Some of his works are clearly influenced by Paolo Veronese, Tintoretto and Titian. Many of the Greek painters were influenced by the Venetian school. He returned to Candia around 1583.[7]
His only daughter Antonia married painter Ioannis Mavrikas-Mandouphos or Yannas Mantoufos. Damaskinos stayed in Greece and worked mainly in Crete and the Ionian Islands. He was invited to return to Venice by the Greek Orthodox Confraternity. They wanted to commission him to paint the dome of San Giorgio dei Greci. He declined the invitations for personal reasons.[8] Extensive work was later completed at the church San Giorgio dei Greci by famous painter Emmanuel Tzane-Bounialis. He was influenced by Damaskinos.[9]
Damaskinos works were characteristic of the traditional Byzantine style. He used a particular rose color that characterized his paintings, his figure dimensions were defined by only a few brush strokes.[10] He drew on wood but never marble thrones which was typical in the Cretan School.[11] Damaskinos was also the first artist to introduce paler flesh tones to post-Byzantine painting and it was one of the stylistic features of his work which proved highly influential from the second half of the sixteenth century and onwards.[12]
Damaskinos signed his works: ΧΕΙΡ ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΤΟΥ ΔΑΜΑΣΚΗΝΟΥ or ΧΕΙΡ ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΔΑΜΑΣΚΗΝΟΥ, ΔΑΜΑΣΚΗΝΟΥ ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΧΕΙΡ or even ΠΟΙΗΜΑ ΜΙΧΑΗΛ ΤΟΥ ΔΑΜΑΣΚΗΝΟΥ (creation of Michael Damaskinos).[13] Damaskinos worked extensively on the Ionian Islands. He contributed to the fusion of the Cretan and the Heptanese School of painting. He influenced the works of Theodore Poulakis. Famous Greek Painter and theorist Panagiotis Doxaras in his book The Art of Painting published in 1720 considered Damaskinos to be one of the most important painters.[14]
San Giorgio dei Greciedit
Iconostasis of San Giorgio dei Greci
Twenty-five of his major paintings are located in Venice. Damaskinos completed works for the church San Giorgio dei Greci between 1560 and 1583. Twenty of his works are part of the church San Giorgio dei Greci. Eighteen of his paintings are part of the iconostasis. The Archangel Michael is portrayed in one of the icons. The dodekaorto also known as the Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church is featured in nine of the paintings. Two of his paintings are behind the iconostasis within the holy sanctuary. The Hellenic Institute of Venice has four of his paintings. The research facility and museum are associated with San Giorgio dei Greci. One of his paintings Wedding at Cana is part of the collection at the Museo Correr in Venice.[15]
Galleryedit
Traditionaledit
Four military saints
John the Angel of Desert
Saint George and Saint Demetrius
Saint Athanasius
Saint Luke and the Virgin Mary
Divine Liturgy
The First Council of Nicea
Arius - detail of Byzantine icon depicting the First Council of Nicaea
Museum of St. Catherine/Museum of Christian Art in Heraklion
The painter Michael Damaskenos
Cretan Icon Painting up to the Fall of Candia
Istituto Ellenico di Studi Byzantini and Postbyzantini di Venezia
Collection of Agia Aikaterini of Sinai
Byzantium: faith and power (1261-1557), an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Damaskinos (see index)
Referencesedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Damaskinos.
^Patrick Comerford (June 27, 2009). "The Cretan School of Icons and its contribution to Western Art". An Online journal on Anglicanism, Theology, Spirituality. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
^Speake, Graham (2021). Michael Damaskinos Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. London And New York: Rutledge Taylor & Francis Group. p. 443-444.
^Eugenia Drakopoulou (June 18, 2021). "Damaskinos Michail". Institute for Neohellenic Research. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
Drakopoulou, Evgenia (2010). Έλληνες Ζωγράφοι μετά την Άλωση (1450–1830). Τόμος 3: Αβέρκιος - Ιωσήφ [Greek Painters after the Fall of Constantinople (1450–1830). Volume 3: Averkios - Joseph]. Athens, Greece: Center for Modern Greek Studies, National Research Foundation. ISBN978-960-7916-94-5.
Tselenti-Papadopoulou, Niki G. (2002). Οι Εικονες της Ελληνικης Αδελφοτητας της Βενετιας απο το 16ο εως το Πρωτο Μισο του 20ου Αιωνα: Αρχειακη Τεκμηριωση [The Icons of the Greek Brotherhood of Venice from 1600 to First Half of the 20th Century]. Athens: Ministry of Culture Publication of the Archaeological Bulletin No. 81. ISBN960-214-221-9.
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For other people with the same name see Damaskinos disambiguation Michael Damaskenos or Michail Damaskenos also Damaskinos Greek Mixahl Damaskhnos 1530 35 1592 93 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 Painters Georgios Klontzas and Damaskenos were major contributors to the Cretan School during the same period Damaskinos traveled all over the Venetian Empire painting He remained loyal to his Greek roots stylistically but incorporated some Italian elements in his work He was strongly influenced by the Venetian school He painted parts of the Cathedral of San Giorgio dei Greci Damaskenos has 100 known works He influenced the works of Theodore Poulakis 1 2 3 Michael DamaskinosMichael DamaskinosBorn1530 35CreteDied1592 93CreteNationalityGreekMovementCretan SchoolPatron s San Giorgio dei GreciYears active1550 1593EraItalian RenaissanceStyleManiera Greca Contents 1 Life and work 2 San Giorgio dei Greci 3 Gallery 3 1 Traditional 3 2 Venetian Cretan School 4 Notable works 5 See also 6 External links 7 References 8 BibliographyLife and work edit nbsp The Crucifixion of St Andrew late 1500s Damaskinos was born in Candia Herakleion his father was George Damaskinos According to legend Damaskinos spent some time living and working in Vrontisi Monastery where six of his icons were kept until 1800 Damaskinos moved to Venice in the 1560s while he was there he learned miniature painting 4 He traveled extensively throughout Italy 5 From contracts we know he briefly stayed in Sicily from 1569 to 1571 Afterward he traveled back to Venice He was a member of the Greek Brotherhood of Venice from 1577 to 1582 He painted icons for the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of San Giorgio dei Greci in Venice He tried to become a member of the council of the confraternity He was unsuccessful During the same period he worked for both Catholic institutions and executed private commissions 6 He became friends with sculptor Alessandro Vittoria He sold a collection of drawings to him which he amassed from other Italian artists Namely the Mannerist Parmigianino He was also familiar with Palma Giovane and may have had some contact with the workshop of Tintoretto Some of his works are clearly influenced by Paolo Veronese Tintoretto and Titian Many of the Greek painters were influenced by the Venetian school He returned to Candia around 1583 7 His only daughter Antonia married painter Ioannis Mavrikas Mandouphos or Yannas Mantoufos Damaskinos stayed in Greece and worked mainly in Crete and the Ionian Islands He was invited to return to Venice by the Greek Orthodox Confraternity They wanted to commission him to paint the dome of San Giorgio dei Greci He declined the invitations for personal reasons 8 Extensive work was later completed at the church San Giorgio dei Greci by famous painter Emmanuel Tzane Bounialis He was influenced by Damaskinos 9 Damaskinos works were characteristic of the traditional Byzantine style He used a particular rose color that characterized his paintings his figure dimensions were defined by only a few brush strokes 10 He drew on wood but never marble thrones which was typical in the Cretan School 11 Damaskinos was also the first artist to introduce paler flesh tones to post Byzantine painting and it was one of the stylistic features of his work which proved highly influential from the second half of the sixteenth century and onwards 12 Damaskinos signed his works XEIR MIXAHL TOY DAMASKHNOY or XEIR MIXAHL DAMASKHNOY DAMASKHNOY MIXAHL XEIR or even POIHMA MIXAHL TOY DAMASKHNOY creation of Michael Damaskinos 13 Damaskinos worked extensively on the Ionian Islands He contributed to the fusion of the Cretan and the Heptanese School of painting He influenced the works of Theodore Poulakis Famous Greek Painter and theorist Panagiotis Doxaras in his book The Art of Painting published in 1720 considered Damaskinos to be one of the most important painters 14 San Giorgio dei Greci edit nbsp Iconostasis of San Giorgio dei Greci Twenty five of his major paintings are located in Venice Damaskinos completed works for the church San Giorgio dei Greci between 1560 and 1583 Twenty of his works are part of the church San Giorgio dei Greci Eighteen of his paintings are part of the iconostasis The Archangel Michael is portrayed in one of the icons The dodekaorto also known as the Great feasts in the Eastern Orthodox Church is featured in nine of the paintings Two of his paintings are behind the iconostasis within the holy sanctuary The Hellenic Institute of Venice has four of his paintings The research facility and museum are associated with San Giorgio dei Greci One of his paintings Wedding at Cana is part of the collection at the Museo Correr in Venice 15 Gallery editTraditional edit nbsp Four military saints nbsp John the Angel of Desert nbsp Saint George and Saint Demetrius nbsp Saint Athanasius nbsp Saint Luke and the Virgin Mary nbsp Divine Liturgy nbsp The First Council of Nicea nbsp Arius detail of Byzantine icon depicting the First Council of Nicaea Venetian Cretan School edit nbsp The Wedding of Cana nbsp The Beheading of St John the Baptist nbsp The Last Supper nbsp Saints Sergius Bacchus and JustinaNotable works editThe Last Supper Damaskinos Wedding at Cana Damaskinos Crucifixion of Saint Andrew Damaskinos Adoration of the Kings Damaskinos Stoning of Stephen Damaskinos Virgin of the Burning Bush Damaskinos Tribute to the Eucharist Damaskinos See also editCretan School Heptanese School Byzantine art Maniera grecaExternal links editMuseum of St Catherine Museum of Christian Art in Heraklion The painter Michael Damaskenos Cretan Icon Painting up to the Fall of Candia The work of Michael Damaskinos by S Peponakis in Greek Istituto Ellenico di Studi Byzantini and Postbyzantini di Venezia Collection of Agia Aikaterini of Sinai Byzantium faith and power 1261 1557 an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art fully available online as PDF which contains material on Damaskinos see index References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Damaskinos Patrick Comerford June 27 2009 The Cretan School of Icons and its contribution to Western Art An Online journal on Anglicanism Theology Spirituality Retrieved May 25 2021 Speake Graham 2021 Michael DamaskinosEncyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition London And New York Rutledge Taylor amp Francis Group p 443 444 Eugenia Drakopoulou June 18 2021 Damaskinos Michail Institute for Neohellenic Research Retrieved June 18 2021 Speake 2021 p 443 444 Greek Icon Painting 1927 J Stuart Hay Leonard Bower The Burlington Magazine for Connoisseurs 51 292 pp 8 9 and 12 14 Speake 2021 p 443 444 Speake 2021 p 443 Speake 2021 p 443 444 Speake 2021 p 443 444 Speake 2021 p 443 444 2000 AYGOYSTOS MIXAHL DAMASKHNOS Archived 2007 09 28 at the Wayback Machine A winged St John the Baptist icon in the British Museum 2003 Angeliki Lymberopoulou Apollo Cretan portable icons Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2007 07 31 Speake 2021 p 443 444 Drakopoulou 2010 p 238 Bibliography editDrakopoulou Evgenia 2010 Ellhnes Zwgrafoi meta thn Alwsh 1450 1830 Tomos 3 Aberkios Iwshf Greek Painters after the Fall of Constantinople 1450 1830 Volume 3 Averkios Joseph Athens Greece Center for Modern Greek Studies National Research Foundation ISBN 978 960 7916 94 5 Tselenti Papadopoulou Niki G 2002 Oi Eikones ths Ellhnikhs Adelfothtas ths Benetias apo to 16o ews to Prwto Miso toy 20oy Aiwna Arxeiakh Tekmhriwsh The Icons of the Greek Brotherhood of Venice from 1600 to First Half of the 20th Century Athens Ministry of Culture Publication of the Archaeological Bulletin No 81 ISBN 960 214 221 9 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Damaskinos amp oldid 1218719573, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
