Emmanuel Tzanes (Greek:Εμμανουήλ Τζάνες; 1610 – 28 March 1690), also known asBounialis (Greek:Μπουνιαλής),Emmanuel Tzane-Bounialis,Emmanuel Zane, orEmmanuel Tzane, was aGreek Renaissance iconographer, author, clergyman, and educator. He spent the latter half of his life inVenice, where he was parish priest of the church ofSan Giorgio dei Greci and a member of theFlanginian School run by the city's Greek Confraternity. Tzanes painted icons in the style of theCretan school, influenced by contemporary trends inVenetian painting. His known extant works, over 130 in number, can be found in public foundations, private collections, churches and monasteries in Greece. The most popular of these isThe Holy Towel, finished in 1659. Tzanes was a collaborator withPhilotheos Skoufos, and brothers with the painterKonstantinos Tzanes and the poetMarinos Tzanes.[1][2][3][4][5]
Born inRethymno, Crete, Tzanes became a priest sometime before 1637. After the Ottomansconquered Rethymno in 1646, he fled Crete and spent eight years in Corfu. Here he painted numerous icons, sometimes in collaboration withPhilotheos Skoufos. Tzanes moved to Venice in early 1655, remaining there for the rest of his life. In March of that year he applied to become the priest ofSan Giorgio dei Greci, offering to paint the church for free, but was initially turned down in favor of Skoufos. Skoufos vacated the position in 1660 and was succeeded by Tzanes, who served for the next twenty years. During his tenure he conducted twenty-six marriages.[6] He was also the supervisor at theFlanginian School of the Greek Confraternity in Venice.[7]
Over one hundred and thirty paintings by Tzanes survive, dating between 1636 and 1689. He served both Catholic and Greek Orthodox clients and produced works of all sizes, from small icons and triptychs to monumental paintings and sanctuary doors. Adhering to theCretan school style which he learned in Rethymno, his paintings are dated and often includeclients' portraits. His influence can be seen in works of the laterHeptanese school. Tzanes regularly painted icons ofSaint Alypius the Stylite, Saint Gabdelas the Persian,[8]Saint Demetrius on horseback, and the Virgin and Christ enthroned. His brotherKonstantinos Tzanes was also a painter and lived in Venice with him.[9][10]
Tselenti-Papadopoulou, Niki G. (2002).Οι Εικονες της Ελληνικης Αδελφοτητας της Βενετιας απο το 16ο εως το Πρωτο Μισο του 20ου Αιωνα: Αρχειακη Τεκμηριωση [The Icons of the Greek Brotherhood of Venice from 1600 to First Half of the 20th Century]. Athens: Ministry of Culture Publication of the Archaeological Bulletin No. 81.ISBN960-214-221-9.
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