Elias Moskos originario de Rethymnon en Creta y era uno de los cinco pintores del icono griegos más importantes del siglo 17. La batalla por Creta entre 1645 y 1669 y la caída final de la capital Candia (Herakleion de hoy) a los turcos forzó a muchos pintores importantes en el exilio en la Islas Jónicas de Zakynthos, Corfú o Kefalonia. En 1646 Elias Moskos era uno de aquellos para decidirse por Zakynthos, donde vivió y trabajó hasta su muerte el 26 de enero de 1687. Todos sus iconos fechados se pintaron en Zakynthos o en la isla vecina de Kefalonia entre 1649 y 1686.
Elias Moskos originated from Rethymnon on Crete, and was one of the five most important Greek icon-painters of the 17th century. The battle for Crete between 1645 and 1669 and the final fall of the capital Candia (today's Herakleion) to the Turks forced many important painters into exile on the Ionian islands of Zakynthos, Corfu or Kefalonia. In 1646 Elias Moskos was one of those to settle on Zakynthos, where he lived and worked until his death on 26 January 1687. All his dated icons were painted either on Zakynthos or the neighbouring island of Kefalonia between 1649 and 1686.
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