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Study Hint 1
Question: In the context of the Modern Greek Enlightenment, the Ionian school (painting) is considered a departure from which earlier artistic tradition?
Trivia Question Study Fact: The Modern Greek Enlightenment, occurring while many Greeks lived under Ottoman rule or in communities like those in Venice and the Ionian Islands, fostered a shift in Greek painting away from the traditional Byzantine-Venetian style of the Cretan School towards the innovative techniques and aesthetics of the Heptanese (Ionian) School, with artists like Panagiotis Doxaras leading the adoption of oil painting.
Trivia Question Explanation: The Ionian school emerged as Greek painters moved away from the established Byzantine-Venetian style that had previously been dominant in the Cretan School, embracing new techniques like oil painting during the Enlightenment period.
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Study Hint 2
Question: In the context of the Modern Greek Enlightenment, the Ionian school (painting) is considered a departure from which previously dominant artistic tradition?
Trivia Question Study Fact: The Modern Greek Enlightenment, a period of intellectual and philosophical growth for Greeks dispersed throughout the Ottoman Empire and Venice, coincided with a shift in Greek painting styles. The traditionally dominant Byzantine-Venetian style of the Cretan School began to be replaced by the innovative approach of the Ionian school, with artists like Panagiotis Doxaras leading the way by adopting oil painting techniques.
Trivia Question Explanation: As the Greek Enlightenment took hold, artists began to move away from the established Byzantine-Venetian style that characterized the Cretan School, embracing new techniques and approaches associated with the Ionian school.
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