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Naval battle of Patras - 1822 Acrylic Print
by Panagiotis Mastrantonis
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Naval battle of Patras - 1822 acrylic print by Panagiotis Mastrantonis. Bring your artwork to life with the stylish lines and added depth of an acrylic print. Your image gets printed directly onto the back of a 1/4" thick sheet of clear acrylic. The high gloss of the acrylic sheet complements the rich colors of any image to produce stunning results. Two different mounting options are available, see below.
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During the Greek War of Independence the three islands of Hydra, Spetses and Psara formed the Greek fleet which for this reason was named Trinissios... more
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During the Greek War of Independence the three islands of Hydra, Spetses and Psara formed the Greek fleet which for this reason was named "Trinissios" (Three-island). The Greek ships were small merchant vessels, while on the other hand the Ottoman were big, expensive warships.
Thus, the Greeks did not attack in formation but used to harass the enemy ships in order to prevent & intercept the enemy’s course towards the coastal fortresses of the Peloponnese that were in constant danger from ships coming from the coast of Asia Minor.
However, in February 1822, when the Turks headed to the port of Patras and disembarked men, Miaoulis made the bold decision for the first time for the Greek fleet to face the enemy in a line of battle.
The weather was stormy and the sea particularly rough, and although this prevented many of the Greek ships to arrive in time, it also caught the Ottomans by surprise, both because of the weather conditions but also because of the unexpecte...
About Panagiotis Mastrantonis
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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