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
Gigantomachy by the Suessula Painter Gigantomachy by the Suessula Painter The gigantomachy by the Suessula Painter is a painting on a red-figure amphora from the Classical period of Greece. It is the work of the "Suessula Painter", an Athenian vase-painter whose name is unknown. He worked in both Corinth and Athens and is recognizable by his style, with great freedom of posture and a unique shading of figures. This red-figure amphora was made around 410-400 BCE and is 69.5 cm tall, 32 cm large. It is currently conserved in the Louvre Museum. This vase is separated in registers, with the largest register being the only