Stylianos Devaris information

Stylianos Devaris
John Chrysostom, Criticizing Empress Eudoxia
Born	1745 Lefkada, Greece
Died	1813 (1814) Lefkada, Greece
Nationality	Greek
Known for	Iconographer and Goldsmith
Movement	Heptanese School Greek Neoclassicism Greek Romanticism

Stylianos Devaris (Greek: Στυλιανός Δεβάρης, 1745 – 1813), also known as Defaris (Greek: Δενάρης) and Kornaros (Greek: Κορνάρος) respectively. He was a Greek painter and goldsmith. He was one of the prominent painters from the island of Lefkada. He was a member of the Heptanese School. The island featured many painters namely: Konstantinos Kontarinis, Spyridon Ventouras, Spyridon Maratzos, and Makarios Lefkas. A notable theme popular on the island was John Chrysostom, Criticizing Empress Eudoxia. Stylianos painted his own version of the theme. Spyridon Ventouras and Makarios Lefkas also painted their versions. Devaris mainly painted ecclesiastical themes. According to the Institute of Neohellenic Research, over nineteen of his paintings have survived. His most notable work was John Chrysostom, Criticizing Empress Eudoxia.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}