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El Greco is one of the best known artists in the entire history of Western art, as his works have influenced painters over the centuries.

The artist Eleni Boukoura-Altamoura is widely known as the first great female Greek painter —although there were likely many talented Greek women artists throughout history who were not recognized. Boukoura-Altamoura's incredible talent and tragic life inspired her works, which often...

British painter John Craxton, who lived from 1922 until 2009, is known for his iconic depiction of his beloved second home—Greece. The life and work of this extraordinary philhellene are the subjects of a new exhibition called "John Craxton: A...

A Greek painter has given new life to abandoned buildings in remote villages of Crete, Greece. Voula Ladoukaki has taken upon the task of transforming buildings that are left in ruins in the prefecture of Heraklion. In an interview with the...

One of Greece's most important artists, Dimitris Mytaras, passed away on Thursday at age 83. Mytaras was the most renowned contemporary Greek painter while his works were showcased globally. During the time of the Greek military junta of 1967-1974,...

One of Greece's most renowned painters and academics, Panayiotis Tetsis, passed away at an Athens hospital early Saturday at the age of 91, Greek state agency ANA reports. Born on the Greek island of Hydra in 1925, Tetsis is best...

Greek painter Dimitris Mytaras has lost 90% of his eyesight. The famous artist has been facing several health problems often leading to hospital visits. The diagnosis that was made a few days ago, showed that the 82-year-old painter had suffered...

The talented Greek painter, Ilias Raftopoulos, passed away at the age of 54 on the island of Crete. Relatives, friends and many admirers of the painter gathered at his funeral yesterday, which took place at his hometown, Kalyves in...

Several Greek and French businessmen are interested in buying the luxurious villa of renowned Greek painter Yiannis Moralis. The villa is located on the island of Aegina, Greece and was designed by the renowned Greek architect Aris Konstantinidis. It is...

Cypriot artist Stass Paraskos and founder of the Cyprus College of Art passed away on Tuesday afternoon at the age of 81 in Paphos, as it was announced by the College. The Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus in...

Vasilis Dimitriou claims to be the last man in Europe to make his living hand-painting cinema posters. He's 76 now, and every Wednesday for the last 62 years he's been heading down into the center of Athens at 11...

An exhibition under the title Siamo Tutti Greci will present paintings of 112 Italian artists, given as a donation to Benaki Museum. The event will run from Oct. 25-Nov. 11. The program was the idea of Renzogallo, Dea Bedin, Director...

The “Alliance for Greece” is an initiative that began from institutions of the wider sector of communications and marketing, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Greek Tourist Organization, aiming to promote the image of...

Painter Fotis Sarris passed away yesterday at the age of 74 years. The funeral took place on August 11, at 4 pm  in the First Cemetery of Athens. Fotis Sarris was born in Athens in 1937. The Second World War, Occupation and Civil War influenced his work. In...

Local Corfiot painter, Spyros Alamanos passed away at the age of 64, on Monday, July 18th at his home in the town of Corfu. The funeral will take place on Tuesday the 19th, at the cemetery of St. Spyridon in Kotsela, Corfu. Alamanos...