Nikolaos Tsafouris, The Virgin and St Francis of Assisi. Exhibited in the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens., Nikolaos Tzafouris, 1490s
The composition follows italian motifs and was created in the largest post-byzantine centre of icon production, in chandax (herakleion). Aesthetically it is connected to signed works by the cretan painter nikolaos tzafouris and it is dated a few years prior to 1501. Object Type: icon. Date: 1490s. Dimensions: height: 60 cm (23.6 in); width: 52 cm (20.4 in). Medium: panel, tempera. Collection: Byzantine and Christian Museum. Nikolaos Tsafouris - The Virgin and St Francis of Assisi - WGA23105