Konstantinos Papadimitriou was a folk artist who lived and worked in the 19th century. His works include woodcut figures of War-of-Independence fighters in the popular tradition.<\/p>\n
\u201cGeorgios Karaiskakis\u201d is depicted in a frontal, serene, but also resolute pose, while the colourisation \u2013 a characteristic feature of folk art \u2013 accentuates the overall realism. The inscription \u201cThis statue of the blessed Karaiskakis was carved and painted by the hand of Konstantinos Papadimitriou, hailing from Agrafa, on June 8, 1829\u201d is also characteristic of the folk culture, not only stating the identity of the portrayed figure, but also the artist’s desire to assert that the work was made by a folk, yet named artist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Konstantinos Papadimitriou was a folk artist who lived and worked in the 19th century. His works include woodcut figures of War-of-Independence fighters in the popular tradition. \u201cGeorgios Karaiskakis\u201d is depicted […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124380,"template":"","artwork_category":[213],"artwork_type":[4,65],"location":[48],"class_list":["post-21254","artwork","type-artwork","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","artwork_category-folk-sculpture","artwork_type-glyptiki","artwork_type-sculpture","location-par-nafplio"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n