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Saint Mark is a tempera-on-wood painting created c. 1657 by Emmanuel Tzanes.  Tzanes was a Cretan painter who migrated to Corfu and Venice.  He settled in Venice with his brothers Konstantinos Tzanes and poet Marinos Tzanes.  Konstantinos was a famous painter.  Their combined existing works number over 150.  Emmanuel replaced Greek painter Philotheos Skoufos as the priest of San Giorgio De Greco.Saint Mark is the patron saint of Venice.  His remains were moved to Venice from Egypt. Countless Italian painters painted the subject matter.  He was considered one of the first historiographers of the new Christian religion.  He was associated with the Apostle Peter.  His gospel consists of collections of miracle stories, controversy stories, parables, and a passion narrative.  He founded the first church of Alexandria Egypt.Saint Mark is often depicted with a Lion.  The winged Lion of Saint Mark is a symbol of Venice.  The symbol also represents the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria.  Vittore Carpaccio painted the Lion of Saint Mark.  Venetian masters Titian and Tintoretto both created paintings of Saint Mark.  Titian's St. Mark Enthroned and Tintoretto's Finding of the Body of Saint Mark were symbols of Venice.  Andrea Mantegna also painted his own notable version of St Mark.
St Mark's Basilica is one of the most important churches in Venice.  The church stands as an emblem of Saint Mark and the traditional Greek Italian Byzantine style.  Two prominent greek painters affiliated with St Mark's Basilica were Thomas Bathas and Nikolaos Philanthropinos.  Tzanes's painting is a testimony of the painter's loyalty to his new home.  The painting is currently at the Benaki Museum in Athens Greece.   The painting was a Gift from Damianos Kyriazis.
Finding of the Body of Saint Mark Konstantinos Tzanes San Giorgio De Greco Mantegna Emmanuel Tzanes Marinos Tzanes Nikolaos Philanthropinos St Mark Tintoretto Carpaccio Thomas Bathas Titian Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria St Mark's Basilica Saint Mark Andrea Mantegna St. Mark Enthroned Lion of Saint Mark Vittore Carpaccio Benaki Museum winged Lion Philotheos Skoufos Apostle Peter