Both Nikolaos Koutouzis and Doxaras artistic style refined the art of the Ionian Islands.

Venetian painting influenced countless Greek artists who were living in the empire.

Twenty years after Nikolaos's death the style came to an end due to the Fall of the Republic of Venice.

His father was famous painter Panagiotis Doxaras his mother's last name was Bon.

[6] Panagiotis Doxaras left his son Nicholas his military office and persona.

His brother Demetrios inherited Panagioti's artistic painting tools.

Around the month of August, he gave his brother Demetrios the land they inherited to cultivate.

[7] Nikolaos was listed in the financial registers of Palazzo Loredan as a guest of Johann Schulenberg.

He painted Bacchus, Ariadne, the Sacrifice of Iphigenia and the city of Corfu with a view of the sea.

He served the Venetian Army in Corfu, Lefkada, Cephalonia and Zakynthos.

Nikolaos Doxaras was in possession of his father's special painting notebook.

[14] El Greco and Doxaras painted the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

In the heavens, he has more figures than Doxaras but at the bottom of the painting, both artists have a similar number of people.

The Virgin's hands are open, exhibiting the Panagia, mother embracing the earth.

In the Doxaras, the Virgin's hands are closed, and the mother is embracing heaven.

The figures at the bottom of the painting are kneeling in awe and respect to the appearance of the Virgin.

Compared to the El Greco the figures are more attentive to the supernatural appearance of the Mother of God in the Doxaras.

Both paintings have a similar number of figures at the bottom but Doxaras makes a clearer statement of purpose.