50th Death Anniversary of Nicos Nicolaides, Commemorative Issue
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Title
50th Death Anniversary of Nicos Nicolaides, Commemorative Issue
Description
Nicos Nicolaides was born in Lefkosia in 1884. He did not complete his elementary education and was orphaned at childhood. He went to work early in life and was taught hagiography. He grew up to be a multi-talented writer and a self-taught painter. He travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East and lived frugally.
Seferis and other personalities who came to know him spoke of him as being a writer, painter, poet, architect and hagiographer among other attributes.
He wrote mainly short stories and novels. Among the books he published are: “Lives of men and flowers”, “The golden myth” and “Blue flower”. He was well known in the literary circles of Cyprus, Athens and Alexandria where he lived at different times. Critics and writers of his time had reservations and objections to his style of language and the manner in which he portrayed his characters.
He never wanted to commercialize his art and accepted only minimal payment for his paintings some of which are in private collections in Cyprus. The iconostasis at Panagia Yiamatiki Church, Platres, Cyprus, was painted by him.
Nicos Nicolaides died in 1956 in the Communal Hospital in Cairo.
Seferis and other personalities who came to know him spoke of him as being a writer, painter, poet, architect and hagiographer among other attributes.
He wrote mainly short stories and novels. Among the books he published are: “Lives of men and flowers”, “The golden myth” and “Blue flower”. He was well known in the literary circles of Cyprus, Athens and Alexandria where he lived at different times. Critics and writers of his time had reservations and objections to his style of language and the manner in which he portrayed his characters.
He never wanted to commercialize his art and accepted only minimal payment for his paintings some of which are in private collections in Cyprus. The iconostasis at Panagia Yiamatiki Church, Platres, Cyprus, was painted by him.
Nicos Nicolaides died in 1956 in the Communal Hospital in Cairo.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
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Contributor
Designer: Lisa Petridou-Mala
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Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
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www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Identifier
2006CS28
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
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Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “50th Death Anniversary of Nicos Nicolaides, Commemorative Issue,” Αψίδα, accessed May 22, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44159.