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ΠΑΡΟΥΣΙΑΖΕΙ ΤΗΝ
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Theofilos Hajimichael
photo4.jpg (16878 bytes) Theofilos Hajimichael was born round 1868 in Varia in Mitilini. Travelling in search of a job reaches Volo and Pelion in about 1899 where he stays for 30 years. Theofilos paints in the town of Volos, mainly in cafenia1, taverns, inns and in the villages round Volos in mansions, churches and shops.

In Makrinitsa he paints in a cafenio2 named after him and is dated since 1910. In the eastern wall on the right of the entrance of the cafenio, there is a fresco-painting with dimensions 3,15x2,50m with a theme of Katsadoni in Joumerka. The painting represents a feast of Katsadoni with his brave men in a mountainous landscape.

1-2 : Cafenia - Cafenio (Small cafeteria)