Ottoman Times
The History of Tinos: Ottoman Times: In 1715 Tinos was the last permanent occupation in the Aegean that had remained in the exhausted but glorious Republic, after having been a...
The History of Tinos: Ottoman Times: In 1715 Tinos was the last permanent occupation in the Aegean that had remained in the exhausted but glorious Republic, after having been a...
Ioannis Gaitis was born in 1923, hailing from the village Pyrgos of Tinos. His ranking is among the top contemporary artists in Greece. He attended the School of Fine Arts...
Nikolaos Gyzis was born in Sklavochorio of Tinos in 1842. From the very early age of eight, he used to draw with charcoal. His themes were inspired by his surroundings:...
His origin from Ysternia of Tinos, played an important role in the subsequent evolution of his career. Although the family was established in Athens, he along with his sculptor father,...
The founder of modern Greek painting. First sees the light in 1832, in the village of Pyrgos in Tinos. A few years later, his teacher in the village school, Alexander...
Malakate Brothers. Jacob and Frangiskos Malakates were born in the village Ysternia of Tinos during the early years of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Both showed their inclination for art,...
Antonios Sohos, "A leading sculptor" (1888 - 1975) Another sculptor with global reputation, born at Ysternia of Tinos in 1888, son of a sculptor and nephew of Lazarus Sohos. His first toys...
Dimitrios Filippotis, "Sculptor and philosopher" (1839 - 1919) Born in 1834, in the village Pyrgos of Tinos, eldest son of Zacharias Philipotis, a great architect and sculptor, Dimitris Filippotis, from a very...
A descendant of famous marble sculptors, Giannoulis Chalepas was born in the village of Pyrgos in Tinos, in 1854. The large marble family business had branches in Bucharest, Smyrna and...