16 Facts About Angelos Akotantos

Angelos Akotantos was a Greek painter, educator, and protopsaltis.

Angelos Akotantos painted icons in the maniera greca, at a time when that style was moving away from the traditions of the Byzantine Empire and towards the more refined aesthetic of the Cretan school.

Angelos Akotantos had a sister and two brothers; one of the latter was the famous painter Ioannis Akotantos.

Much information about Angelos Akotantos's life is drawn from the will he composed in 1436, in advance of a planned journey to Constantinople.

At the time of writing, Angelos Akotantos was married to Eleni Marmara and they were expecting their first child.

Angelos Akotantos was relatively wealthy with a significant number of possessions.

Angelos Akotantos specified that if his child died young the books in this library should be sold and the money raised should go to charities of his choice.

Angelos Akotantos was familiar with the monastic superior of Saint Phanourios at Versamonero, and the will grants the institution a sum of money to hold memorial services after his death.

Angelos Akotantos had a relationship with the monastery of Saint Catherine, leaving them an icon of the eponymous saint.

Angelos Akotantos's paintings are extremely popular and his style has been copied by many icon painters.

One church that exhibits a copy of an Angelos Akotantos painting is the Church of St Symeon, Mytilene.

Angelos Akotantos was one of the most important Greek painters of the first half of the 15th century.

Angelos Akotantos supplied icons to Greek churches and monasteries on Crete, Patmos, Rhodes, and elsewhere.

Angelos Akotantos painted icons of Saint Phanourios killing the dragon, similar to Saint George, a local tradition found in the icons of the 15th century in Crete.

Many scholars believe that the famous painter Angelos who is responsible for countless paintings is actually Akotantos.

Angelos Akotantos inspired countless painters and most of his work is emulated even today.