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The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos

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The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos
Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου (Greek)
ArtistKonstantinos Parthenis
Year1933
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions380 cm × 380 cm (150 in × 150 in)
Location

The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου) is an oil painting by Konstantinos Parthenis created in 1933. The oil painting is exhibited at the National Gallery of Greece.[1]

Theme

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Athanasios Diakos was a freedom fighter for Greek independence, who was executed in 1821 by the Ottoman Empire by impalement following the Battle of Alamana.

Analysis

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The painting shows a secular subject in a religious composition, with a cubist style.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου". www.europeana.eu. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ↑ Professor Michelle Facos; Dr Thor J Mednick (28 July 2015). The Symbolist Roots of Modern Art. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 18–. ISBN 978-1-4724-1962-0.

Sources

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  • Marina Lambrakē-Plaka; Olga Mentzaphou; Ethnikē Pinakothēkē; Mouseion Alexandrou Soutsou; Tonia Giannoudakē; Hidryma Euripidēs Koutlidēs (1999). National Gallery, 100 years: four centuries of Greek painting from the collections of the National Gallery and the Euripidis Koutlidis Foundation. National Gallery and Alexandros Soutzos Museum. ISBN 9789607791030.