Konstantinos Paleokapas

Konstantinos Paleokapas was a Greek painter active in 17th-century Crete. He worked, albeit with distinctive qualities, in the style of the Cretan school, and his paintings are comparable to those of his contemporaries Elias Moskos, Leos Moskos, Franghias Kavertzas, Ieremias Palladas, and Victor. All these artists were heavily influenced by Venetian painting. Six of Paleokapas' works have survived, mostly held by the Gonia Monastery in Crete. The foremost piece is an icon of the Crucifixion of Christ; this is comparable to paintings of the same subject by Ioannis Moskos and by Andreas Pavias, although Paleokapas omitted the unique impenitent thief found in many works which follow Pavias' example.