Andreas Pavias ( el, Ανδρέας Παβίας 1440-1504/1512) was a
Greek
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painter and educator. He was one of the founding fathers of the
Cretan School
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, and his works influenced countless artists both Italian and Greek; paintings by Pavias could be found in many churches and private collections in both geographic areas. Seven of these paintings survive today, six bearing the artist's signature.
The most famous of the group is a
''Crucifixion''.
Pavias learned his craft from
Angelos Akotantos
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, and was affiliated with
Andreas Ritzos
Andreas Ritzos ( el, Ανδρέας Ρίτζος 1421-1492) also known as (Rico, Ricio, Rizo). He was a Greeks, Greek icon painter, from Crete. Ritzos is considered one of the founding fathers of the Cretan School. He was affiliated with Angel ...
. He experimented with different techniques, and his paintings incorporate stylistic traits from the
Venetian school.
Angelos Pitzamanos was the student of Pavias, who also influenced the works of such Cretan School artists as
Theodore Poulakis
Theodore Poulakis ( el, Θεόδωρος Πουλάκης; 1622–1692) was a Greek Renaissance painter and teacher. He is considered the father of the Heptanese School and one of the most prolific painters of Venetian Crete. Poulakis was a me ...
,
Georgios Klontzas
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, and
Michael Damaskenos.
Early life
Pavias was born in Heraklion. His father's name was Petros. He was a priest. Pavia's wife's name was Maria or Marietta. He had a son named Athanasios he was a painter. Andreas also had an adoptive daughter named Agnes. Pavias studied painting under
Angelos Akotantos
Angelos Akotantos (Greek language, Greek: Άγγελος Ακοτάντος 1390-1457) was a Greeks, Greek painter, educator, and protopsaltis. He painted in the Byzantine style or Italo-Byzantine, maniera greca. He represented the transition from ...
. He was also recorded loaning money to painter
Andreas Ritzos
Andreas Ritzos ( el, Ανδρέας Ρίτζος 1421-1492) also known as (Rico, Ricio, Rizo). He was a Greeks, Greek icon painter, from Crete. Ritzos is considered one of the founding fathers of the Cretan School. He was affiliated with Angel ...
.
Archival documents in Venice demonstrate that Pavias was involved in business deals in Heraklion in the years 1471, 1473, and 1479. On April 23, 1480 he was a witness and he signed the document magister Andreas Pavias, penctor. In 1481 he rented a house on Georgio Grin in Vourgo Candia
Palaiochora
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.
He was an art teacher he primarily taught icon painting. Records indicate in 1482
Angelo Pitzamanos's father signed a contract with Pavias to teach his son painting for five years. Pavias was considerably wealthy. Another document shows him purchasing selling and renting houses in Heraklion during the years 1482, 1483, 1486, and 1491. On October 24, 1492, he signed a five-year contract with Manousos Koukou to teach his son painting for five years.
![Andreas Pavias Jesus](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Andreas_Pavias_Jesus.png)
Catholic Bishop
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commissioned a painting called Pieta (Lamentation of Christ) from Pavias between 1493-1505. The painting is currently in
Rossano
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. On May 23, 1499, he signed a contract to teach Niccolo da Napoli painting for three years. Around the same period, he agreed to teach John Ploraio painting. On November 19, 1499, he signed a contract to teach a Jew named Aquilo Souloum. He agreed to teach her son painting, reading and writing for eight years. Around the same period, Pavias made out a will leaving his adoptive daughter Agnes a huge fortune. He gave her 500 iperpira, 10 gold doukata. Enough money to purchase a house in Chandaka (
Heraklion
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) at that time. He also gave her gold, silver, gems, clothing, and jewelry.
On May 7, 1500, in a document, he requested his painting ''Nativity'' by famous painter
Angelo
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to be returned. Pavias was involved with famous painter Marko Amarando. In 1504, he purchased a warehouse in Heraklion. The painter died by November 8, 1512, because a document refers to his wife as the widow Marietta. In 1514, she was the administrator of the estate, and she gave away part of the monastery of the Agios Pnevmatos (Holy Spirit). It was just outside of Vourgos
Palaiochora
Palaiochora ( el, Παλαιόχωρα or Παλιόχωρα) is a small town in Chania regional unit, Greece. It is located 70 km south of Chania, on the southwest coast of Crete and occupies a small peninsula 400 m wide and 700 m long. Th ...
.
[ Χατζηδάκης, 1997, pp 259-263 ]
Notable works
*Agios Antonios, located (Korgialenio History and Folklore Museum)
*Kimisis of
Ephrem the Syrian
Ephrem the Syrian ( syc, ܡܪܝ ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, Mār ʾAp̄rêm Sūryāyā, ; grc-koi, Ἐφραὶμ ὁ Σῦρος, Efrém o Sýros; la, Ephraem Syrus; am, ቅዱስ ኤፍሬም ሶርያዊ; ), also known as Saint Ephrem, Saint ...
, located (Saint Constantine
Church of the Holy Sepulchre
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*Pieta, located
Rossano Cathedral
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Italy
*Crucifixion, located
National Gallery Athens
*XC, located Campo Santo Teutonico,
Vatican City
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*ΘΚ, located (Calligaris, Terzo d'Aquileia, Italy)
See also
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The Crucifixion
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Maniera greca
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Ioannis Permeniates
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Konstantinos Paleokapas
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Georgios Nomikos
External links
National Gallery of GreeceInstitute of Modern Greek Research: Pavia Andreas
References
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Cretan Renaissance painters
Greek icon painters
1440 births
16th-century deaths
15th-century Greek painters
16th-century Greek painters
Artists from Heraklion