The Greek element took active part in the commercial activity of Rhodes. On the picture, two praying Greek bourgeois, George and Andrew (probably father and son), with their coat of arms. The representation is from the wall painting of the Crucifixion in the church of Saint Spyridon. Early 15th century.
Rhodes, 4th Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities. Hellenic Ministry of Culture/ Archaeological Receipts Fund.
Kollias, I., Oi ippotes tis Rodou. To Palati kai i Poli, Ekdotike Athenon, Athens 1991, p. 29, fig. 31-32.
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