Nikolaos Koutouzis

Nikolaos Koutouzis
Self-portrait
Born1741
DiedJuly 23, 1813(1813-07-23) (aged 71–72)
EducationApprentice to Nikolaos Doxaras
Apprentice to Giovanni Tiepolo
MovementHeptanese School
Neoclassicism
Greek Rococo

Nikolaos Koutouzis, or Koutousis (Greek: Νικόλαος Κουτούζης; 1741  1813) was a Greek painter, poet and priest. He was part of the Heptanese School, but also a member of the Modern Greek Enlightenment in art. His teacher was the painter Nikolaos Doxaras. Koutouzis has 136 paintings attributed to him. He was one of the last Greek painters to incorporate the Venetian style during its decline, due to the Fall of the Republic of Venice. He was the teacher of Nikolaos Kantounis, who was heavily influenced by his style.