Emmanouil Lampakis ( el, Εμμανουήλ Λαμπάκης, 1859–1909) was a Greek painter, a member of the academic
Munich School
Munich School ( el, Σχολή του Μονάχου) is the name given to a group of painters who worked in Munich or were trained at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich (german: Münchner Akademie der Bildenden Künste) between 1850 and 19 ...
of the 19th century.
Life
Emmanouil Lampakis was born in
Athens
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in 1859.
He studied at the
Athens School of Fine Arts
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.
In 1881 he went to
Munich
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under a scholarship and studied at the
Munich Academy
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under
Nikolaos Gyzis
Nikolaos Gyzis ( el, Νικόλαος Γύζης ; german: Nikolaus Gysis; 1 March 1842 – 4 January 1901) was considered one of Greece's most important 19th century painters. He was most famous for his work '' Eros and the Painter'', his first ...
.
He returned from Munich in 1885, and in July 1886 exhibited two genre works at the Mela Hotel in
Kifissia.
In 1889 he assisted in restoration of mosaics at the Daphni Monastery, and exhibited a genre painting and a portrait of his mother at the
Exposition Universelle in Paris. He received a first prize for the portrait.
In 1893 he was elected president of the Christian Archaeological Society.
He continued to exhibit in group and solo exhibitions, and earned a growing reputation.
He taught at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1903 to 1907.
He died in Athens in 1909.
Work
Lampakis was deeply influenced by Gysis.
He painted portraits, genre scenes and religious works characterized by low-key simplicity and sensitivity.
He was praised for his use of perspective.
Two of his paintings are held by the National Gallery of Greece.
File:Λαμπάκης Εμμανουήλ - Σκλαβοχώρι, το σπίτι του Γύζη.jpg, ''Sklavochori, home of Gyzis''
File:Λαμπάκης Εμμανουήλ - Προσωπογραφία κόρης με άσπρο φόρεμα.jpg, ''Portrait of daughter with white dress''
File:Το τάμα 1890, έργο του Εμμανουήλ Λαμπάκη.jpg, ''The Promise''
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1859 births
1909 deaths
Artists from Athens
19th-century Greek painters
20th-century Greek painters
Munich School
Academic staff of the Athens School of Fine Arts