1. Panagiotis Doxaras, known as Panayiotis Doxaras, was an author and painter.
19 Facts About Panagiotis Doxaras
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Panagiotis Doxaras was a prolific member of the Heptanese school.
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Panagiotis Doxaras was influenced by early members of the movement namely: Elias Moskos, Theodoros Poulakis, Stephanos Tzangarolas, Spyridon Sperantzas and Victor.
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Doxaras's son Nikolaos Doxaras continued the artistic movement into the Neoclassical era.
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Panagiotis Doxaras painted notable portraits of Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg.
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Panagiotis Doxaras introduced Maniera Italiana to the Heptanese school, drastically changing the style from the Maniera Greca.
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Panagiotis Doxaras is considered the father of the Greek Rococo and the Modern Greek Enlightenment in art.
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Panagiotis Doxaras's parents signed an agreement with the famous painter Leos Moskos to teach him painting.
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Panagiotis Doxaras fought for the Venetian Empire in the Peloponnese region for five years against the Ottoman Empire.
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Panagiotis Doxaras started to become a theoretical painter, becoming interested in the science of painting.
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Panagiotis Doxaras settled in Kalamata with his family until 1715.
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Panagiotis Doxaras translated Trattato de la pittura de Leonardo da Vinci.
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Panagiotis Doxaras translated the works of Leon-Battista Alberti, Andrea Pozzo, and a large catalog containing the most famous painters in the world.
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Panagiotis Doxaras painted the ceiling of Panagia Faneromeni in Zakynthos.
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Panagiotis Doxaras addressed the need for Greek art to depart from Byzantine maniera greca towards Western European art.
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Panagiotis Doxaras was one of the first Greek painters that tried to realistically depict human faces in religious themes.
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Panagiotis Doxaras attempted to replace the old method of mixing pigments with egg yolk.
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Panagiotis Doxaras painted the roof of Saint Spyridon Church in Corfu.
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Panagiotis Doxaras was inspired by the works of Paolo Veronese.