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THE WALL PAINTINGS OF XENIS DIGENIS IN THE KATHOLIKON OF THE MYRTIA MONASTERY OF AETOLIA (1491).THE INFLUENCE OF CRETAN PAINTING ON THE WORK OF A PELOPONNESIAN PAINTER [Maria Agrevi]
Since we are able to reveal the roots and evolution of Xenos Digenis´
art, and because of the fact that Digenis lived and practiced in
the second half of the 15th century, the study of his works is of
special interest to researchers of the Post-Byzantine painting.
There seems to be a strong influence of the 15th-century Cretan
painting on Digenis. Copying his models, Digenis proved to be a
skilled painter, who – comparing his frescoes created during
his almost 21 years of painting – improved his personal means
of expression. On the other hand, certain cases allow to conclude
that Digenis’ art had an impact on later painters, though
local and temporary.
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