1. Panagiotis Doxaras was the father of the Greek Rococo and the Modern Greek Enlightenment in art.
19 Facts About Nikolaos Doxaras
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Nikolaos Doxaras's father was famous painter Panagiotis Doxaras his mother's last name was Bon.
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Nikolaos Doxaras's father was a theoretical painter who translated several books from Italian.
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Nikolaos Doxaras's father studied the science of painting and wrote On painting in 1726.
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Nikolaos Doxaras was with his father in 1723 in Corfu.
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Panagiotis Nikolaos Doxaras left his son Nicholas his military office and persona.
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Nikolaos Doxaras was listed in the financial registers of Palazzo Loredan as a guest of Johann Schulenberg.
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Nikolaos Doxaras was listed as an integral part of the Schulenburg Art Gallery.
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Nikolaos Doxaras had some of the most famous artists in the world working for him.
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Nikolaos Doxaras painted the inner circle of Schulenburg and their wives.
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Nikolaos Doxaras painted Bacchus, Ariadne, the Sacrifice of Iphigenia and the city of Corfu with a view of the sea.
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Nikolaos Doxaras served the Venetian Army in Corfu, Lefkada, Cephalonia and Zakynthos.
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Nikolaos Doxaras was in possession of his father's special painting notebook.
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Nikolaos Doxaras used the book throughout his life as a guide to painting.
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Nikolaos Doxaras added a special portion about gilding images in Italian.
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El Greco and Nikolaos Doxaras painted the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
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Nikolaos Doxaras is a large figure in the heavens surrounded by Angels.
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Nikolaos Doxaras is in the heavens surrounded by three angles.
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The figures at the bottom of the Nikolaos Doxaras take up less of the canvas.