can someone please help me find out about this painting or artist?

sharonelaine · June 15th, 2011, 08:58 AM

hi name is Sharon! and i was wondering if anyone could help me find any info on this painting? any help would be wonderful! attached are 2 pics and the painting looks really old?

John · June 15th, 2011, 01:21 PM

Looks like the signature might be Greek? The subject looks like it could be in Greece also.

sharonelaine · June 16th, 2011, 08:22 AM

Yes I thought the same thing!! I have searched and searched on the Internet and cannot find Any Info! I do not have any info on original owner I bought it at an estate sale in michigan. The only known word on the Internet mrapxis? Is in too really old books one from old Greek testament but it's all in another language and I do not understand it! The painting is so interesting looks like medevil castle lowering something in a net? Can't figure out what it is lowering? Thank you for your help I will keep on searching until I found out anymore info! Any more info will be greatly appreciated!

sharonelaine · June 18th, 2011, 12:08 PM

Still no luck with my research! Any additional help from anyone will be greatly appreciated!!

John · June 18th, 2011, 12:35 PM

Do you have access to anyone who speaks Greek? They would have more insight into what the letters are and what the signature might read.

sharonelaine · June 18th, 2011, 07:22 PM

I had this in an email about the painting: this comment is from someone that has not seen the painting but tried to interpret the name I. Mrapxis

I can't think of a Greek name resembling that. Was it in Latin characters or Greek? There are no r or j characters in Greek, which makes me suspect this is not a Greek name.

sharonelaine · June 18th, 2011, 07:24 PM

The painting was purchased at an estate sale where 90 percent of the items were from Athens so I'm thinking it's Greek! Any help would be awesome!

John · June 19th, 2011, 02:24 PM

I tried to read the letters at least, and I got this:

Mu iota alpha rho chi eta sigma (Μιαρχης).

But nothing likely came up, either searching in Greek or transliterating it to English characters, so I think at least 1 character must be incorrect.

sharonelaine · June 19th, 2011, 09:09 PM

I'm not sure what it means or if it's the artists name?I do not know much about art but it is a very interesting painting to me it looks like that might be a body in the net and maybe medevil times? Very interested I'm so anxious to find out more about the era but it's hard to know when I don't know where it originated? I appreciate your help!

sharonelaine · June 19th, 2011, 09:32 PM

I just spoke with someone that's Greek and he said it's I.miarhis
So I'm going to do a little more research!

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June 15th, 2011, 01:21 PM	#2
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Looks like the signature might be Greek? The subject looks like it could be in Greece also.

June 16th, 2011, 08:22 AM	#3
sharonelaine Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 7	Yes I thought the same thing!! I have searched and searched on the Internet and cannot find Any Info! I do not have any info on original owner I bought it at an estate sale in michigan. The only known word on the Internet mrapxis? Is in too really old books one from old Greek testament but it's all in another language and I do not understand it! The painting is so interesting looks like medevil castle lowering something in a net? Can't figure out what it is lowering? Thank you for your help I will keep on searching until I found out anymore info! Any more info will be greatly appreciated!

June 18th, 2011, 12:08 PM	#4
sharonelaine Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 7	Still no luck with my research! Any additional help from anyone will be greatly appreciated!!

June 18th, 2011, 12:35 PM	#5
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	Do you have access to anyone who speaks Greek? They would have more insight into what the letters are and what the signature might read.

June 18th, 2011, 07:22 PM	#6
sharonelaine Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 7	I had this in an email about the painting: this comment is from someone that has not seen the painting but tried to interpret the name I. Mrapxis I can't think of a Greek name resembling that. Was it in Latin characters or Greek? There are no r or j characters in Greek, which makes me suspect this is not a Greek name.

June 18th, 2011, 07:24 PM	#7
sharonelaine Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 7	The painting was purchased at an estate sale where 90 percent of the items were from Athens so I'm thinking it's Greek! Any help would be awesome!

June 19th, 2011, 02:24 PM	#8
John John Malyon, host Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2,401	I tried to read the letters at least, and I got this: Mu iota alpha rho chi eta sigma (Μιαρχης). But nothing likely came up, either searching in Greek or transliterating it to English characters, so I think at least 1 character must be incorrect.

June 19th, 2011, 09:09 PM	#9
sharonelaine Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 7	I'm not sure what it means or if it's the artists name?I do not know much about art but it is a very interesting painting to me it looks like that might be a body in the net and maybe medevil times? Very interested I'm so anxious to find out more about the era but it's hard to know when I don't know where it originated? I appreciate your help!

June 19th, 2011, 09:32 PM	#10
sharonelaine Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 7	I just spoke with someone that's Greek and he said it's I.miarhis So I'm going to do a little more research!