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Seven Monks at Preveli Monastery, Crete
Painting Acrylic
Size: 60 x 40cm
240 GBP
Description:
This is an original painting and not a reproduction. The oldest date related to the monastery is 1594, and it is engraved on a bell of the monastery. The monastery was probably founded during the Venetian occupation by a feudal lord known as Prevelis. When in 1649 the Turks occupied Crete, they destroyed numerous church establishments, among them the monastery of Preveli. The monastery was capable to recover fast from the disasters and it was constantly focused in the national cause of freedom.
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