▁art istic ▁develop ments ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁Greek ▁world . ▁ ▁C ret an ▁icons ▁were ▁commission ed ▁for ▁monaster ies ▁on ▁Mount ▁Ath os ▁and ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁The ▁C ret an ▁school ▁had ▁a ▁smaller ▁rival ; ▁until ▁it ▁fell ▁to ▁the ▁Tur ks ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 2 , ▁Rh odes ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁artists , ▁but ▁not ▁so ▁large ▁or ▁significant .< ref > Rob in ▁C orm ack ▁in ▁By z ant ium ▁to ▁El ▁Gre co , ▁p . 2 7 , ▁Ath ens ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁By z antine ▁Museum ▁of ▁Arts </ ref > ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Ven et ian ▁arch ives ▁preserve ▁considerable ▁documentation ▁on ▁the ▁trade ▁of ▁art istic ▁icons ▁between ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁Cre te , ▁which ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century ▁had ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁mass ▁production . ▁There ▁is ▁documentation ▁of ▁a ▁specific ▁order ▁in ▁ 1 4 9 9 , ▁of ▁ 7 0 0 ▁icons ▁of ▁the ▁Virgin , ▁ 5 0 0 ▁in ▁a ▁Western ▁style , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 ▁in ▁By z antine ▁style . ▁The ▁order ▁was ▁placed ▁with ▁three ▁artists ▁by ▁two ▁deal ers , ▁one ▁Ven et ian ▁and ▁one ▁from ▁main land ▁Greece , ▁and ▁the ▁time ▁between ▁contract ▁date ▁and ▁delivery ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁only ▁forty - five ▁days . ▁ ▁Probably ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁many ▁such ▁commission ed ▁icons ▁was ▁fairly ▁low , ▁and ▁the ▁dismiss