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by Panagiotis Mastrantonis
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Bricogoletta (or Vricogoleta) also called Goletomprico, was a mixed type of Brig and Goletta, more narrow and longer than the Brig, at around 250... more
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Bricogoletta (or Vricogoleta) also called Goletomprico, was a mixed type of Brig and Goletta, more narrow and longer than the Brig, at around 250 tons with 8-12 guns on deck.
It was a fast ship with great maneuverability and ease of handling and was used both commercially and as a warship during the Greek revolution of 1821, especialy by the islanders of Spetses.
It was considered a successful type of sailboat, so much so that Turkish shipowners bought from the Greeks many of them for use as transports, as soon as the war of Greek independence had ended.
The large vessels of this category were called Myoparones, while the smaller ones Μartigkanes or Μartigi.
Artwork #13 from the collection of miniatures "The evolution of the Greek sailing vessels from the 16th to the 19th century".
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His love and admiration for the craftsmanship and form of the sailing-ships of the past, coupled with the adventurous & somewhat magical atmosphere of the "age of sail" is what fuels the intriguing work of Panagiotis Mastrantonis. Born in 1940 in Piraeus, Greece and with family roots from the islands of Hydra and Ios, the sea and maritime scenery seems to have had a lasting underlying influence on his creative psyche. After studying freehand drawing at the Art School of George and Eleni Vakalo and architectural drawing at the Athens Technological Institute, he worked as a professional architectural modeler until 1995. Since then he engaged exclusively in drawing his sailing ship portraits, using a unique mixed technique of freehand...
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