Attributed to Ioannis Permeniates (1480 - 1550) A Monumental Icon of the Virgin and Child Accompanied by St. Sebastian and St. Roch c. 1520 Framed From a Distinguished Collection Dimensions: 46.85 in (H) x 33.4 in (W)  110 cm (H) x 85 cm (W) Lot Essay: This example of Permeniates' work reflecting the profound influence of Carpaccio on the Cretan's iconographic style gives us a window into the world of early 16th century artistic influences in Venice. Ioannis Permeniates was inscribed as a member of the Greek Confraternity in Venice in 1523. Another important member of the Cretan-Venetian artistic community was, of course, El Greco. [Constantoudaki-Kitromilides, ?Le icone e l?arte dei pittori greci a Venezia,? 573-77, Marisa Bianco Fiorin, ?Giovanni Permeniate pittore Greco a Venezia e una tavola del Museo Nazionale di Ravenna,? Bollelino d ?Arte 66 (1981): 85-88, Marisa Bianco Fiorin, ?Pittori cretesi-veneziani e ?madonneri,? nuove indagini ed attribuizioni,? Bolletino d ?Arte 47 (1988): 74-75.]