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Marinos Tzanes (Greek: Μαρίνος Τζάνες; 1620–1685), also known as Marinos Tzanes Bounialis (Greek: Μαρίνος Τζάνες Μπουνιαλής), was a Greek painter and poet. His most notable work, The Cretan War (Greek: Ο Κρητικός Πόλεμος, O Kritikos Polemos), was printed in 1681 and is over six hundred pages long. The book is a historical account of the Cretan War between Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire and it is accompanied with short poems. None of Marinos' signed works have survived. His brother Emmanuel Tzanes was one of the most prolific painters of the 17th century and has one of the largest existing catalogs of Greek-style paintings. His other brother Konstantinos Tzanes also has existing works. All three brothers were affiliated with San Giorgio dei Greci. The family settled in Venice after 1650. He was a prominent member of the Greek community in Venice.