Abstract
Photis Kontoglou was one of the greatest personalities of the 20th century in Greece. When he left his hometown, Aivali, after the Smyrna Catastrophe (1922), he moved to Athens, where he was distinguished as a painter and also a writer. Through this paper, we present artworks and texts of his and show how three important historical events, World War I & II (1914-1918, 1939-1945) and Asia Minor Catastrophe, impacted his way of thinking and his beliefs; and empowered his religious sentiment.
Presenters
Ioanna Stoufi-PoulimenouProfessor, School of Theology/ Department of Theology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece Panagiota Katopodi
Student, PHD, UOA, Greece Michail Asfentagakis
Student, Post. Doctoral Researcher, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attiki, Greece
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
PHOTIS KONTOGLOU, PAINTER, WRITER, RELIGIOUS ARTWORKS, RELIGIOUS TEXTS
