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The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos
Greek: Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου
Artist Konstantinos Parthenis
Year1933 (1933)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions380 cm × 380 cm (150 in × 150 in)
Location National Gallery of Greece, Athens

The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου) is an oil painting by Konstantinos Parthenis created in 1933.

Description

The oil painting has dimensions 380 x 380 centimeters. It is exhibited at the National Gallery of Greece. [1]

Theme

Athanasios Diakos was a freedom fighter for Greek independence, who was executed by the Ottoman Empire by impalement following the Battle of Alamana.

Analysis

The painting shows a secular subject in a religious composition, with a cubist style. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ Professor Michelle Facos; Dr Thor J Mednick (28 July 2015). The Symbolist Roots of Modern Art. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 18–. ISBN  978-1-4724-1962-0.

Sources

  • Marina Lambrakē-Plaka; Olga Mentzaphou; Ethnikē Pinakothēkē; Mouseion Alexandrou Soutsou; Tonia Giannoudakē; Hidryma Euripidēs Koutlidēs (1999). National Gallery, 100 years: four centuries of Greek painting from the collections of the National Gallery and the Euripidis Koutlidis Foundation. National Gallery and Alexandros Soutzos Museum. ISBN  9789607791030.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos
Greek: Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου
Artist Konstantinos Parthenis
Year1933 (1933)
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions380 cm × 380 cm (150 in × 150 in)
Location National Gallery of Greece, Athens

The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου) is an oil painting by Konstantinos Parthenis created in 1933.

Description

The oil painting has dimensions 380 x 380 centimeters. It is exhibited at the National Gallery of Greece. [1]

Theme

Athanasios Diakos was a freedom fighter for Greek independence, who was executed by the Ottoman Empire by impalement following the Battle of Alamana.

Analysis

The painting shows a secular subject in a religious composition, with a cubist style. [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ Professor Michelle Facos; Dr Thor J Mednick (28 July 2015). The Symbolist Roots of Modern Art. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 18–. ISBN  978-1-4724-1962-0.

Sources

  • Marina Lambrakē-Plaka; Olga Mentzaphou; Ethnikē Pinakothēkē; Mouseion Alexandrou Soutsou; Tonia Giannoudakē; Hidryma Euripidēs Koutlidēs (1999). National Gallery, 100 years: four centuries of Greek painting from the collections of the National Gallery and the Euripidis Koutlidis Foundation. National Gallery and Alexandros Soutzos Museum. ISBN  9789607791030.

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