How does Virgin Glykofilousa (Karantinos) elucidate its abstract?
Virgin Glykofilousa is an egg tempera painting by Andreas Karadinos.  Karadinos was a Greek painter active from 1680 to 1740.  He was a prominent member of the Heptanese School and a representative of the island of Kefalonia.  His teacher was famous painter Stephanos Tzangarolas.  Karadinos was an Archpresbyter.  He was active during the Neo-Hellenikos Diafotismos and Greek Rococo period.  One fresco and twenty-two of his paintings have survived.  He was also a goldsmith.   A unique inscription on a holy table at the church of Agios Spyridon in Kefalonia features important details about his life.Paintings of the Virgin Mary and child Jesus were extremely common in Greek-Italian Byzantine art.  A very common position of child Jesus is the glykofilousa (Virgin of the sweet kiss) or eleusa (tenderness or showing mercy) position.  Famous Greek painter Angelos Akotantos created many works in the style.  Karadinos follows the prototype of his teacher Stephanos Tzangarolas.  Tzangarola's painting Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn is very similar to Karadinos's work.  Historians believe that the specific style of painting evolved in the late 1500s.  Tzangarola and Karadinos may have copied an existing work that was on the island of Kefalonia around their time.  The original painting did not survive but historical documents name the work of art.  Historians refer to it as the Venier.  It was in the  Monastery Fanenton.Three works were completed that are very similar and can be attributed to Karadinos.  The first was completed in 1715 and was part of the iconostasis in the church of Agios Andrea.  The entire iconostasis was moved to the Korgialenio Historic and Cultural Museum.  The second version of Virgin Glykofilousa was completed in 1723.  The third version was finished in 1736, it is known as the Panagia Samis.  It is part of the collection of the Kimisis Church of Panagia Sami (Κοίμησης της Παναγίας στη Σάμη).  The latter two works were owned and commissioned by a noble family with the surname Aninos.  The Virgin Glykofilousa was in the family's possession until the 20th century.  The Virgin Glykofilousa was purchased in 1992.  The painting was owned by Gerasimos Psemenatos.  The painting was in Kefalonia.  The icon became part of the Loverdos Collection.  It is maintained by the Byzantine and Christian Museum.  The painting is featured in the newly opened Loverdos Museum.
Heptanese School Angelos Akotantos Byzantine and Christian Museum Archpresbyter Tzangarola Kefalonia Stephanos Tzangarolas Virgin Glykofilousa with the Akathist Hymn Karadinos Andreas Karadinos eleusa