Hagiography & Byzantine Icons
My interest and passion for the Byzantine tradition led me to my first contact with Hagiography (Byzantine Icons) through the courses I attended at the Hagiography Workshop of the Municipality of Kifissia and which concerned modernized techniques of creating Byzantine Icons.
During my five-year studies (Integrated Master) at the Athens School of Fine Arts (A.S.F.A), in the 4th Painting workshop under the direction of the former Rector of the School Mr. Panos Charalambous and his assistant Ms Christina Sgouromyti, I also attended in parallel for three years (6 semesters) the Fresco Painting and Portable Icons Technique workshop, under the guidance of professor Mr. Demosthenes Avramidis and his assistant Ms. Olympiada Kelaidi. There, I was taught the traditional techniques of preparing and completing Byzantine Icons.
My technique is based on elements that I borrow both from the Cretan school of iconography, which is characterized by the darker tones of the proplasms as well as the brown color of the skin, and from the Macedonian school with more extensive illuminations.
I worked on fresco painting (painting technique on a wet surface) initially in the aforementioned workshop of A.S.F.A. and then I had the opportunity to develop it at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris under the guidance of professor Mr. Philippe Bennequin.
I held my first solo exhibition of Hagiography at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in December 2017, photos of which you will find on the Art Exhibitions page.
Saint Nicholas – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 × 35 cm – Private collection, United Kingdom
Saint Nicholas – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 × 35 cm – Private collection, Athens
Jesus Christ – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 × 35 cm – Private collection, Geneva
Saint Zenon, the Apostle – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 × 35 cm – Private collection, Geneva
Saint Leo, Pope of Rome – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 × 35 cm – Private collection, Geneva
Saint Catherine, the Great Martyr – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 x 35 cm – Collection of the Church of Saint Panteleimon, Kryoneri, Attica
Axion Esti – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 x 35 cm – Collection of the Church of Zoodochos Pigi, Athens
The Akathist Hymn – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 × 35 cm – Collection of the Church of Zoodochos Pigi, Athens
Saint Phanourios – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 60 x 90 cm – Collection of the Church of Saint Panteleimon, Kryoneri, Attica
Panagia Pantanassa – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 60 x 90 cm – Collection of the Church of Saint Panteleimon, Kryoneri, Attica
Saint Marina the Great Martyr, scenes from her life & martyrdom – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 30 x 40 cm
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 27 x 35 cm – Collection of the Church of Saint Panteleimon, Kryoneri, Attica
Rose of the Amaranth – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 25 x 35 cm – Collection of the Church of the Life-Giving Spring, Athens
Panagia Eleistria, Koroni – Egg tempera on wood – 15 x 20 cm – Private Collection
Virgin Mary, Great Protection – Egg Tempera on Wood, 22k Gold Leaf – 22 x 30 cm
Axion Esti – Egg tempera on wood, 22k gold leaf – 23 x 30 cm
Presentation of Mary into the Temple – Egg Tempera on Wood – 35 x 46 cm
Annunciation of Mary – Egg tempera on wood – 29 x 45 cm
The Birth of Christ – Egg tempera on wood – 35 x 46 cm
The Presentation of Christ – Egg tempera on wood – 35 x 46 cm
The Baptism of Christ – Egg tempera on wood – 35 x 46 cm
The Palm-Bearing Christ – Egg tempera on wood – 35 x 46 cm
The Resurrection of Christ – Egg tempera on wood – 35 x 46 cm
Saint Protection – Egg tempera on wood – 34 x 44 cm
Mount Athos Virgin Mary – Egg tempera on wood – 46 x 29 cm
Saint Marina – Egg tempera on wood – 24 x 36 cm
Saint Paraskevi – Egg tempera on wood – 25 x 34 cm
Saint Panteleimon – Egg tempera on wood – 27 x 37 cm
Saint Phanourios – Egg tempera on wood – 24 x 36 cm
Life-giving Spring - Egg tempera on wood - 25 x 32 cm
Mother of God – Egg tempera on wood – 22 x 30 cm
Jesus Christ – Egg tempera on wood – 22 x 30 cm
John the Baptist – Egg tempera on wood – 22 x 30 cm
Constantine the Great – Egg tempera on wood – 22 x 30 cm
Saint Demetrios – Egg tempera on wood – 22 x 30 cm
The Virgin of Tenderness – Egg tempera on canvas – 25 x 30 cm
Archangel Gabriel, Protaton of Mount Athos – Fresco
The Enthroned Virgin Mary, Protaton of Mount Athos – Fresco
Christ Pantocrator – Fresco – 40 x 40 cm
Christ the Sleeping Child (Anapeson) – Fresco – 20 x 40 cm
Panagia Myrtidiotissa by Parthenis – Fresco – 31 x 31 cm