Leos Moskos

Born in Rethimno, Crete around 1620, he was raised by his father George and later became a prominent Cretan School painter, traveling throughout the Venetian Empire.¹

In 1664, he contracted to paint 13 icons for a church in Cephalonia for 150 realia, a record that provides valuable insight into artist fees and production times of the era.¹

Living in Venice from 1678 to 1688, he served as a scribe for the Greek Brotherhood and married a woman from Padua in 1681, deeply integrating into the local society.¹

In 1684, he donated his painting 'The Presentation of the Virgin' to the assembly hall of the Greek Brotherhood in Venice, indicating his high prestige within the community.¹