1. Theodore Poulakis was a Greek Renaissance painter and teacher.
10 Facts About Theodore Poulakis
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Theodore Poulakis is considered the father of the Heptanese school and one of the most prolific painters of Venetian Crete.
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Emmanuel Tzanes and Theodore Poulakis were active painters of the Cretan School until Candia, went to war with the Ottomans around 1649.
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Theodore Poulakis's works are likened to Andreas Pavias and Georgios Klontzas.
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Theodore Poulakis was married and had two children Vittirous and Eleni.
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Theodore Poulakis's son was baptized in Venice in 1646 and his daughter two years later.
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Theodore Poulakis was a member of the Greek Brotherhood of Venice in 1654.
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Theodore Poulakis signed a six-year contract to teach painting to Marinos Damistras son Tzorzi.
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Theodore Poulakis is one the fathers of the Heptanese school due to his transition from painting styles.
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Theodore Poulakis takes his viewers from the Cretan school to the Heptanese school but Michael Damaskinos began playing with the idea one hundred years before Poulakis.