Andreas Pavias
| Andreas Pavias | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1440 |
| Died | 1504 - 1512 |
| Movement | Cretan School |
Andreas Pavias (born 1440 - died between 1504 and 1512) was a Cretan School painter and teacher of painting. He was active in Heraklion, Crete during the second half of the 15th century.
He lived and worked in Heraklion, Crete (referred to at the time by the Venetians as Candia) during the second half of the 15th century. In 1470 there was evidence he was teaching painting to children of nobles. He died between 1504 and 1512.
Like other contemporaries Cretan School painters painted pictures by following different styles and yielding various iconographic themes in the Byzantine and "italokritika" works. His works addressed Orthodox and Catholic doctrine. Main means of expression of an image, an object of reverence looked up positions both in churches and monasteries as well as in residential homes.
Considered a teacher, master of art and literature his clientele consisted of wealthy burghers and nobles. The project is small in number but high quality, but the artistic activity was so long it is likely to assume that even latent projects mainly western churches or in private collections. Archival documents in Venice provide information about the life of the painter in Heraklion, Crete, covering the period from 1470, appearing as a teacher of painting, until 1512 when he is recorded as already dead. The years 1471, 1473 and 1479 he was involved in economic affairs in Heraklion, where he lived. On April 23, 1480 signed as a witness: magister Andreas Pavias, penctor. 1481 rented a house (on Georgio Grin) in Vourgo Candia. In 1482 he signed a contract with Angelo Pitzamanos, to teach his son painting for five years. In the years 1482, 1483, 1486 and 1491 in the name refers to acts of purchase and sale and rental in Heraklion, from which it appears that it had considerable fortune. On October 24, 1492 by Andreas Pavias pentor signed a contract with Manousos Koukou, a resident of Heraklion, to teach his son painting for five years. In 1493 he was again involved in economic affairs in Heraklion. During the period of the years 1493-1505 we know that the Catholic Bishop Giovanni Battista Lagni commissioned an image of the Pieta in Crete, which is currently in Rossano.
On 23 May 1499, he agreed to teach painting for three years to Niccolo da Napoli, and on July 16 of the Andreas Pavias depentor same time signed an apprenticeship contract for four years with John Ploraio. On November 19, 1499 he agreed with Jewish Aquilo (Soulouma) to teach her son not only painting but also letters to eight years.
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