# AKOTANTOS, Angelos

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## Artist

- Profession: painter
- School: Greek

## Biography

Greek painter of post-Byzantine icons, active in the island of Crete. He probably came from Constantinople and was the founder of the Cretan school of icon painting which flourished from the second half of the 15th century until the 17th century.

## Related artworks

- [The Congregation of the Archangels](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/akotantos-angelos-rb7d4e6a3cb172c/the-congregation-of-the-archangels-r5d047a1736e43a>)
- [The Virgin Cardiotissa](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/akotantos-angelos-rb7d4e6a3cb172c/the-virgin-cardiotissa-r0d09e9819ed87f>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)