▁as ▁Our ▁Mother ▁of ▁Per pet ual ▁Help , ▁which ▁was ▁certainly ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁Rome ▁by ▁ 1 4 9 9 . ▁At ▁this ▁date ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁to ▁distinguish ▁C ret an ▁work ▁from ▁other ▁By z antine ▁icons ▁sty list ically , ▁and ▁the ▁quality ▁of ▁work ▁is ▁lower ▁than ▁that ▁associated ▁with ▁Constantin ople . ▁ ▁This ▁period ▁also ▁saw ▁considerable ▁numbers ▁of ▁wall - p aint ings ▁in ▁local ▁churches ▁and ▁monaster ies ▁- ▁altogether ▁some ▁ 8 5 0 ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁ 1 5 th ▁centuries ▁surv ive ▁in ▁Cre te , ▁far ▁more ▁than ▁from ▁earlier ▁or ▁later ▁periods . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁C ret an ▁artists ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁distinct ▁icon - p ain ting ▁style , ▁distinguished ▁by ▁" the ▁precise ▁out lines , ▁the ▁mod elling ▁of ▁the ▁flesh ▁with ▁dark ▁brown ▁under p aint ▁and ▁dense ▁tiny ▁highlight s ▁on ▁the ▁che eks ▁of ▁the ▁faces , ▁the ▁bright ▁colours ▁in ▁the ▁gar ments , ▁the ▁geomet rical ▁treatment ▁of ▁the ▁dra per y , ▁and , ▁finally ▁the ▁bal anced ▁art ic ulation ▁of ▁the ▁composition ", ▁or ▁" sharp ▁cont ours , ▁sl im ▁sil hou ettes , ▁linear ▁dra per ies ▁and ▁rest rained ▁movements ". ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁famous ▁artist ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁was ▁Andreas ▁R itz os ▁( c . ▁ 1 4 2 1 – 1 4 9 2 ), ▁whose ▁son ▁Nicholas ▁was