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The Virgin and Child on Bronze is an egg tempera painting by Greek painter Elias Moskos.  Moskos was originally from Crete.  The painter migrated to Zakinthos.  Two other painters with the name Moskos were active during his lifetime.  They were Ioannis Moskos and Leos Moskos.  All three painters were affiliated with Venice.  Fifty-two of Elias's paintings survived.  It is difficult to characterize the work of some painters belonging to the late Cretan School.   Some artists also belong to the Heptanese School.  The technical migration from the maniera Greca of Cretan-Venetian painting to the more refined Ionian-Venetian style is visible in the works of Elias Moskos and Theodoros Poulakis.  His painting of the Virgin and Child drastically migrates from the traditional mannerism prevalent in Cretan painting.  The painting clearly belongs to the Heptanese School.  His painting of the Virgin and Child is at the Benaki Museum in Athens Greece.
Heptanese School Theodoros Poulakis Cretan School Elias Moskos Leos Moskos Ioannis Moskos Benaki Museum