▁( Θ ε ό δ ω ρ ος ▁ Π ο υ λ ά κ η ς , ▁ 1 6 2 2 – 1 6 9 2 ). ▁The ▁C ret an ▁icon ▁pain ters ▁continued ▁to ▁fl our ish , ▁until ▁the ▁mid - century , ▁when ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Tur ks ▁occupied ▁all ▁the ▁island ▁except ▁for ▁Cand ia , ▁which ▁finally ▁fell ▁after ▁twenty ▁years ▁of ▁sie ge ▁in ▁ 1 6 6 9 . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁occupation ▁of ▁Cre te , ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Greek ▁painting ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁I onian ▁Islands , ▁which ▁remained ▁under ▁Ven et ian ▁rule ▁until ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars . ▁A ▁new ▁art istic ▁movement ▁was ▁created ▁called ▁the ▁He pt an ese ▁School ▁which ▁was ▁mostly ▁influenced ▁by ▁Western ▁European ▁art istic ▁tr ends . ▁Many ▁C ret an ▁artists ▁migr ated ▁to ▁the ▁He pt an ese ▁or ▁Western ▁Europe ▁to ▁enjoy ▁the ▁art istic ▁freedom . ▁A ▁success ive ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁I onian ▁islands ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁the ▁British ▁allowed ▁the ▁He pt an ese ▁to ▁remain ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Greek ▁Art ▁until ▁the ▁independence ▁of ▁Greece ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁▁ ▁By z antine ▁sch ol ars ▁in ▁Renaissance ▁ ▁Ben aki ▁Museum ▁ ▁National ▁Gallery ▁( A th ens ) ▁▁ ▁Cit ations ▁▁▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁General ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁authors , ▁From ▁By z ant ium ▁to ▁El ▁Gre co , ▁Ath ens