A rare painting exhibition by European Hellenes debuts in Thessaloniki

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The Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation in Thessaloniki opened a rare exhibition of paintings by 19th-century European Philhellenes that will run through to January 29, 2023.

The exhibition, titled ‘Treasures of Philhellenic Painting’, features fifty works of renowned European Philhellene artists from the collection of the Anthony E. Comninos Foundation.

The Comninos collection in its entirety is on display at the Teloglion in Thessaloniki, unlike previous exhibitions whereby parts of it were showcased like on the island of Syros and in Athens’ Benaki Museum.

Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1831-1904), Nymphs Hill and Observatory. Credit: Teloglion Fine Arts Foundation

Famous works that cover all facets of Philhellenism in the 19th century are on display at the Treasures of Philhellenic Painting exhibition. This includes the love of antiquities among cultured Europeans, the support of Christendom, and the sympathy of liberals everywhere. 

“The collection is not only fascinating, but complete, as it also includes representations of the Greek landscape, in which the beginnings of visual Philhellenism can be traced, given that these Greek landscapes contributed to European Greece gaining territoriality,” the Teloglion Foundation says on its website.

The exhibition was coordinated by Dr. Fani-Maria Tsigkakou and prepared as part of the commemorations commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.

Source: Greek Reporter

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