Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale

Journal | Annali di Ca’ Foscari. Serie orientale
Journal issue | 56 | 2020
Research Article | Giorgio Damistra (1650-?), Theodoro Poulakis (1620-1692?) e il Barocco Levantino

Giorgio Damistra (1650-?), Theodoro Poulakis (1620-1692?) e il Barocco Levantino

Abstract

This paper reports the recent discovery of the autograph of Giorgio da Mistra, an apprentice of the famous Greek icon painter Theodoro Poulakis, on an icon of Saint Demetrius. In order to check its authenticity and give a plausible dating, the Author compares the biography, pictorial technique and aesthetic orientation of both post-Byzantine painters. She further introduces little-known notices about the Russian acquisitions during the 19th century on the Italian antiquarian market that could have intercepted other Da Mistra’s works and, in general, are of potential interest for the study of the post-Byzantine painting.


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Submitted: Feb. 6, 2020 | Accepted: April 17, 2020 | Published June 30, 2020 | Language: it

Keywords Theodoro Poulakis • Icon painting • Levantine baroque • Art market • Giorgio Damistra

Copyright © 2020 Magdelena Stoyanova. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/AnnOr/2385-3042/2020/01/001


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