◧ Artist: Konstantinos Maleas (1879 - 1928)
◧ Country: Greece
◧ Title: [Santorini]
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Painting Size: 75 × 107 cm
◧ Country: Greece
◧ Title: [Santorini]
◧ Medium: Oil painting on canvas
◧ Painting Size: 75 × 107 cm
◧ Museum: National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum, Athens
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◧ Country of Stamp Issue: Greece
◧ Date of Issue: March 15, 1977
◧ Face Value: 4 Greek Drachma
◧ Issued as a part of Paintings series.
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The painter has placed his easel at an elevated position in order to paint the beautiful white Cycladic chpel, surrounded by humble island houses. In the foreground, according to his habit, Maleas has placed wide house terraces in order to lead the viewer's eye to explore the background. A winding courtyard wall is our "cue", leading the eye to the deep blue sea and the island of Kameni with its dormant volcano.
The horizon is placed near the top, allowing for a mere strip of turquoise sky, in which float white, sylised clouds with golden linings. Along blue and white, other prevaling colours are brown, chestnut and grey. The shades are purple and blue, according to the Impressionist principles, which were subsequently confirmed by colour photography. Contrary to Thermo, in which horizontal lines prevail, here is a large diagonal and curvilinear patterns. (painting description from National Gallery-Alexandros Soutzos Museum)
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