Historical Cycle
My love for Greece and for History, in general, gave birth, to a series of paintings of historical themes. I had already noticed, by studying the Greek painting, that too many crucial moments in History, were not narrated pictorially yet…That was a strong challenge for me to begin a new thematic, parallel to my, so far usual painting, which belongs to Magic realism. Thus, I have depicted epical oil paintings, in terms of dimensions also, inspired by Ancient Greek History, the epos of Alexander the Great, the glory of Byzantium and the struggle of the Greeks against the Turks in 1821. However, as the great historical moments define the destiny of nations and affect us all, I also painted themes inspired by World History. By this thematic unit, I believe that the spectator can have a larger perception of my work, as well as of my pictorial identity.
The fire-ships
Hellenic Revolution of 1821 against Turks.
The battle of Waterloo
The last naval battle of Byzantium
The Fall of Constantinople by the Ottoman Empire, 1453.
Nikitaras (Nikitas Stamatelopoulos) in the Battle of Dervenakia.
Hellenic Revolution of 1821 against Turks.
The sack of Constantinople by the Fourth Crusade
Alexander the Great and the Macedonian Companion Cavarly (Hetairoi).
Alexanter the Great at the battle of Gavgamila, 331 B.C.
Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
The naval battle of Salamis
Georgios Karaiskakis at the battle at Faliron, 1827.
Hellenic Revolution of 1821 against Turks.
Alexander the Great at the battle of Issos, 333 B.C.
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Byzantine Hippodrome
Fleet from Hydra.
Hellenic Revolution of 1821 against Turks.
Nicolaos Kriezotis at the battle of Vatitsi 6th May 1823.
Hellenic Revolution of 1821 against Turks.
Alexander the Great at the battle of Granicus river, 334 B.C.
The battle of Thermopylae, 480 B.C.
