ive ▁term ▁Mad on ner i ▁was ▁de vised ▁to ▁describe ▁such ▁bulk ▁pain ters , ▁who ▁later ▁pract ised ▁in ▁Italy ▁also , ▁often ▁using ▁a ▁quasi - By z antine ▁style , ▁and ▁apparently ▁often ▁Greek ▁or ▁Dal mat ian ▁individuals . ▁ ▁Production ▁of ▁icons ▁at ▁these ▁levels ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁gl ut ▁in ▁the ▁market , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁dec ades ▁there ▁is ▁much ▁evidence ▁that ▁the ▁C ret an ▁trade ▁decl ined ▁significantly , ▁as ▁the ▁European ▁demand ▁had ▁been ▁reduced . ▁ ▁But ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁market ▁C ret an ▁icons ▁were ▁now ▁the ▁fin est ▁in ▁the ▁By z antine ▁world . ▁▁▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁▁ ▁About ▁ 1 2 0 ▁artists ▁can ▁be ▁documented ▁working ▁in ▁Cand ia ▁( the ▁Ven et ian ▁name ▁of ▁Ch and ax , ▁present ▁day ▁Her ak le ion ), ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 4 5 3 – 1 5 2 6 , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁organized ▁a ▁Sch uola ▁di ▁San ▁Lu ca ▁painter ' s ▁gu ild , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Italian ▁model . ▁The ▁bl ending ▁of ▁the ▁Eastern ▁and ▁the ▁Western ▁trad itions , ▁and ▁a ▁relax ed ▁inter change ▁between ▁Greek ▁Orth odox ▁and ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁r ites ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁" C ret an ▁Renaissance ", ▁a ▁golden ▁period ▁for ▁the ▁arts ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁where ▁both ▁literature ▁and ▁painting ▁fl our ished . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁pain ters ▁chose ▁to