Iakovos Moskos

Greek painter
Iakovos Moskos
Painting of the Mount Sinai
BornLate 1600s
Astypalaia, Greece
Died1700s (2024-09-07UTC00)
Mount Sinai, Egypt
NationalityGreek
Occupation(s)Painter, Monk
Years active1700-1725
Era18th Century
StyleManiera Greca

Iakovos Moskos or Moschos (Greek: Ιάκωβος Μόσκος/Μόσχος, 1600s – 1700s) was a Greek painter.  He shared the same name as three other famous Greek painters Ioannis Moskos, Elias Moskos and Leos Moskos.  He was affiliated with Saint Catherine's Monastery.   Moskos painted in the typical Greek style.  He was active during Greek Rococo and the end of the baroque period in Greek art. Ioannis Kornaros was exposed to his work while he was at the monastery.   He was known for painting the Holy place of Mount Sinai the assumed location where Moses received the commandments.  It is his most notable work.  Eight of his paintings have survived.[1][2]

History

Iakovos Moskos was born in Astypalaia.  He was active during the early part of the eighteenth century 1700-1725.   He eventually traveled to Mount Sinai and become a monk.  There is no documented familial relationship between the other artists named Moskos but it is a possibility.  The name was extremely popular at the time due to their massive artistic output.  Moskos's painting of Mount Sinai became an extremely popular symbol of the Sinaitic monastery. He painted a view of Mount Sinai with scenes from the monastic life. The painting is a historical symbol of Mount Sinai in the early 1700s. The image also features wildlife. The panel is made with gold leaf and tempera.  It measures 28.7 x 39.1 x 1.9 cm.  The inscription reads ΘΕΟΒΑΔΙCΤΟΝ ΟΡΩC CΗΝΑ (God-Trodden Mount of Sinai) The painting is at the monastery.[2][3]

See also

  • Elias Moskos

References

  1. ^ Paschalidis, Symeon (2018). Personhood in the Byzantine Christian Tradition Early, Medieval, and Modern Perspectives. London: United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. pp. Notes. ISBN 9781317081784.
  2. ^ a b Hatzidakis & Drakopoulou 1997, p. 203.
  3. ^ Collins, Kristen M. (2006). Holy Image, Hallowed Ground: Icons from Sinai. Los Angeles: California: J. Paul Getty Museum. p. 235. ISBN 9780892368563.

Bibliography

  • Hatzidakis, Manolis; Drakopoulou, Evgenia (1997). Έλληνες Ζωγράφοι μετά την Άλωση (1450-1830). Τόμος 2: Καβαλλάρος - Ψαθόπουλος [Greek Painters after the Fall of Constantinople (1450-1830). Volume 2: Kavallaros - Psathopoulos]. Athens: Center for Modern Greek Studies, National Research Foundation. hdl:10442/14088. ISBN 960-7916-00-X.
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Heptanese school (painting)
Principal proponents
  • Panagiotis Doxaras
  • Nikolaos Doxaras
  • Nikolaos Kantounis
  • Nikolaos Koutouzis
  • Nikolaos Kallergis
  • Spyridon Ventouras
  • Efstathios Karousos
Other artistsOutside Ionian IslandsMajor works
  • The Archangel Michael (Poulakis, 1640–1692)
  • Constantine and Helen (I. Moskos, 1665–1721)
  • The Fall of Man (Poulakis, 1640–1692))
  • The Holy Towel (E. Tzanes, 1659))
  • Saint Onuphrius (E. Tzanes, 1662))
  • Jacob’s Ladder (E. Moskos, 1664–1666)
  • The Miracle of the Holy Belt (Poulakis, 1640–1692))
  • Virgin and Child on Bronze (E. Moskos, 1650–1687)
  • Noah's Ark (Poulakis, 1660–1692)
  • Adoration of the Shepherds (Tzangarolas, 1688–1700)
  • Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn (Tzangarolas, 1700)
  • The Holy Family (P. Doxaras, 1700)
  • Virgin Glykofilousa (Karantinos, 1723)
  • Angel Holding the Body of Christ (Kallergis, 1732)
  • Vision of Constantine (Stavarkis, 1729–1786)
  • Assumption of Mary (N. Doxaras, 1725–1775)
  • The Prophet Jonah (Stavrakis, 1750–1800)
  • The Deposition from the Cross (Stavrakis, 1729-1786)
  • The Holy Trinity (Romas, 1764)
  • Entry of Christ into Jerusalem (Karousos, 1780)
  • A Scene from the Life of John Chrysostom (Ventouras, 1797)
  • Saint Spyridon, John the Baptist, Saint Peter, and Saint George (Koutouzis, 1750–1813)
  • Lamentation of Christ (Kantounis, 1790–1834)
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