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Greek Easter

Artist

Vassiliou Spyros (1902 - 1985)

Date

1942?

Technique

Woodcut e.a.

Dimensions

15,5 x 13,5 cm

Provenance

Δωρεά Τώνη και Ιωάννας Σπητέρη

Object Number

2001.115

Description

Card with engraving and poem by Dionysios Solomos. The engraving is pasted on the inside of the left leaf of the Easter card. It depicts a crowd of people in the open air holding candles. In the background you can see a church, mountains and the starry sky. The performance refers to a historical scene, where the men wear fustanelles and hold walnut leaves in their hands. On the inside of the right leaf there is an Easter message.

Keywords

20th century
Greek artists
History
Modern Greek Art
Religion
Society
Tradition

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Engonopoulos Nikos (1907 - 1985) ; Spiteri-Veropoulou Ioanna (1920 - 2000) ; Vassiliou Spyros (1902 - 1985) ; Apergis Achilleas (1909 - 1986) ; Gaϊtis Yannis (1923 - 1984) ; Gravalos, Panayiotis (1933 - 2015) ; Grammatopoulos, Konstantinos (1916 - 2003) ; Varlamos Giorgos (1922 - 2013) ; Katsoulidis, Takis (1933) ; Μάριος Λοβέρδος ; Malamos Kostas (1913) ; Manousakis Giorgos (1914 - 2003) ; Mavroidis Georgios (1912 - 2003) ; Malamou-Mitsea Ioanna (1913 - 2004) ; Drakouli, Iris (1929)

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Engonopoulos Nikos (1907 - 1985) ; Semertzidis Valias (1911 - 1983) ; Spiteri-Veropoulou Ioanna (1920 - 2000) ; Vassiliou Spyros (1902 - 1985) ; Chatzikyriakos-Gkikas Nikos (1906 - 1994) ; Raftopoulou, Bella (1902 - 1992) ; Sikeliotis Giorgos (1917 - 1984) ; Iliopoulou-Rogan Dora (20th century) ; Gaϊtis Yannis (1923 - 1984) ; Mytaras Dimitris (1934 - 2017) ; Tetsis Panagiotis (1925 - 2016) ; Gravalos, Panayiotis (1933 - 2015) ; Grammatopoulos, Konstantinos (1916 - 2003) ; Varlamos Giorgos (1922 - 2013) ; Katsoulidis, Takis (1933) ; Μάριος Λοβέρδος ; Malamos Kostas (1913) ; Manousakis Giorgos (1914 - 2003) ; Mavroidis Georgios (1912 - 2003) ; Malamou-Mitsea Ioanna (1913 - 2004) ; Preka-Stefanatou Meropi (1934 - 2025) ; Prekas Paris (1926 - 1999) ; Ευάγγελος Τερζόπουλος ; Drakouli, Iris (1929)

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Spiteri-Veropoulou Ioanna (1920 - 2000) ; Vassiliou Spyros (1902 - 1985) ; Gaϊtis Yannis (1923 - 1984) ; Ηλίας Φέρτης (1906 - 1987) ; Kosmadopoulos Giorgos (1895 - 1967) ; Lefakis Christos (1906 - 1968) ; Louis James ; Εμμανουήλ Σ. Σπυριδάκης

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Spiteri-Veropoulou Ioanna (1920 - 2000) ; Vassiliou Spyros (1902 - 1985) ; Tompros Michalis (1889 - 1974) ; Rene Deroudille ; Karras Christos (1930 - 2023) ; Τέρψη Κυριακού (1916 - 1993) ; Tsoclis Costas (1930) ; Sklavos Gerasimos (1927 - 1967) ; Mylonas Alex (1923 - 2016) ; Gaϊtis Yannis (1923 - 1984) ; Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992) ; Villon Jacques (1875 - 1963) ; Parandinos Nikolaos (1910 - 1991) ; Alberto Burri (1915 - 1995) ; Μανώλης Πιλαδάκης (1927) ; Claude Santa

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