Nikos Sofialakis Cretan painter, Domenikos Theotokopoulos, which was set at Freedom Square (now Domenikos Theotokopoulos Square) in Herakleion, Crete on July 6, 1949. It was not until the 1952 Pan-Hellenic Artists Exhibition at the Zappeion, however, that Sofialakis received his ‘big break’, participating with the pieces "Twins", "Satyr", "Penelope", and "Maternity". His marble bust, "Twins", was already well known owing to its distinction at the 1947 Cairo Biennale, and his heads "Satyr" and "Penelope" received extensive praise, in both, the domestic and foreign press. It was owing to his masterpiece "Maternity", however, that Sofialakis received his great opportunity: the natural-scale statue in
N Painter N Painter Painter N was an Attic black-figure vase painter of the third quarter of the 6th century BC. His real name remains unknown. Painter N was named after the potter Nikosthenes, as he worked in the latter's workshop and was his most important collaborator. He should not be confused with his contemporary, the Nikosthenes Painter, active in the same workshop. Modern scholarship assumes that Painter N painted all known Nicosthenic amphorae. He also decorated several "kyathoi", cups and a "psykter". Some scholars suggest that Painter N and the potter Nikosthenes may be identical. The vases painted by Painter N