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Researchers identify Byzantine painter Manuel Panselinos as Ioannis Astrapas through handwriting analysis.
Researchers may have solved a centuries-old mystery by identifying the true identity of Byzantine painter Manuel Panselinos, a contemporary of Giotto.
Handwriting analysis on a 700-year-old manuscript in Paris by expert Christina Sotirakoglou matched letters with those on a church painting, suggesting that Panselinos was actually Ioannis Astrapas, a painter from Thessaloniki.
This discovery links two significant figures in Byzantine art, known for blending classical and Orthodox styles.
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Los investigadores identifican al pintor bizantino Manuel Panselinos como Ioannis Astrapas a través del análisis de escritura.