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The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos

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Year
  
1933 (1933)

Artist
  
Konstantinos Parthenis

Created
  
1933

Genre
  
History painting

Medium
  
oil on canvas

Location
  
National Gallery

Period
  
Expressionism

Dimensions
  
380 cm × 380 cm (150 in × 150 in)

Similar
  
Konstantinos Parthenis artwork, Artwork at National Gallery, Expressionist artwork

The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos (Greek: Αποθέωση του Αθανασίου Διάκου) is an oil painting by Konstantinos Parthenis created in 1933.

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Description

The oil painting has dimensions 380 x 380 centimeters. It is exhibited at the National Gallery of Greece.

Theme

Athanasios Diakos was a freedom fighter for Greek independence, who was executed by the Ottoman Empire by impalement following the Battle of Alamana.

Analysis

The painting shows a secular subject in a religious composition, with a cubist style.

References

The Apotheosis of Athanasios Diakos Wikipedia