About: Ioannis Skordilis

Ioannis Skordilis (Greek: Ιωάννης Σκορδίλης, 1690 – 1750) was a Greek painter.He was active on the Cycladic islands. He shared the same last name as Antonios Skordilis and Emmanuel Skordilis. The family originally came from Crete. They were probably related. Skordilis was a prominent name associated with Cretan painting since the 1500s. Other notable painters of the Cycladic Islands were Christodoulos Kalergis, and Defterevon Sifnios. Twelve of his works survived. They are mainly on the Cycladic islands. His most notable work is at the Byzantine and Christian Museum. It is called the Holy Trinity and Saints. The piece is similar to a work completed by Emmanuel Tzanes; it was a common theme among Greek painters.