Focus on The Crucifixion (Margkazinis) and discuss the abstract.
The Crucifixion is a painting created by Georgio Markazini.  Markazini was a Greek painter from the island of Crete.  He migrated to Venice.  He was active during the middle part of the 17th century.  Two of the painter's works survived.  The crucifixion was a very popular subject among Cretan painters.  Andreas Pavias, Emmanuel Lambardos, and Theophanes the Cretan created a similar style crucifixion.  The Cretan painters frequently influenced each other.Jan Sadeler I was a Renaissance Flemish engraver who migrated to Venice with his son and nephew.  He was active during the second half of the 16th century.  His engravings of the crucifixion series influenced Markazini's Work.  Around this same period, the engravings were circulating through the Venetian Greek community.  Theodore Poulakis and Konstantinos Tzanes both used the engravings as inspiration.  They were Georgio Markazini's contemporaries active during the same period.Greek and Italian Painters frequently added many figures to the Crucifixion scene.  For instance, Andreas Pavias's Crucifixion features the dice player scene and the resurrection of the Christian saints.  Both stories are part of Matthew's gospel.  Other painters such as Ioannis Moskos featured the same pictorial representation of the gospel in his Crucifixion namely the dice players.  The crucifixion paintings offer a rich array of symbols and meanings.   The Crucifixion by Markazini is part of the collection of the Hellenic Institute in Venice, Italy.
Konstantinos Tzanes Jan Sadeler I Hellenic Institute Theophanes the Cretan Theodore Poulakis Ioannis Moskos Venice Andreas Pavias Pavias Matthew Moskos Georgio Markazini Crucifixion Emmanuel Lambardos  Moskos Matthew's