Pavlos Prosalentis (GreeK: Παύλος Προσαλέντης; 1857, Corfu - 1894,

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) was a Greek painter. He is generally referred to as "The Younger" to distinguish him from his grandfather, also named

Pavlos Prosalentis Pavlos Prosalentis (Greek: Παύλος Προσαλέντης; 28 January 1784 in Corfu – 1 February 1837 in Corfu) was the first professional sculptor in modern Greece.

, who was a sculptor.

Biography

He was born to a prominent Corfu family. When he was born on Corfu it was part of the

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, but became part of the Kingdom of Greece when he was about 6. His father,

Spyridon Prosalentis Spyridon Prosalentis ( el, Σπυρίδων Προσαλέντης; Corfu, 1830 – Athens, 1895) was a Greek portrait painter of the Heptanese School. His first name is sometimes seen as Spyros. Biography Prosalentis was descended from a noble ...

, was a well-known portrait painter. His brother, , and his sisters, and , also became artists. He studied in Corfu, Venice and Paris, where the influence on his style was srongest. Some sources add Athens and Naples to his travels. His teachers included his father and

Nikiforos Lytras Nikiforos Lytras ( el, Νικηφόρος Λύτρας; 1832 – 13 June 1904) was a Greek painter. He was born in Tinos and trained in Athens at the School of Arts. In 1860, he won a scholarship to Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Munich. After co ...

, He returned to Greece in 1870. After only a short time at home, he moved to Egypt; settling in Alexandria. It was there that most of his works were created. He was heavily influenced by the art of the late

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, which was most apparent in his portraits. His subjects included notable members of the Greek communities in Egypt, as well as Prime Ministers

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and

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He also produced numerous paintings on a wide variety of Egyptian and Orientalist themes, and a large number of

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scenes, as did his brother Aimilios. One of his most familiar portraits was actually done from a photograph; that of the businessman and philanthropist, Georgios Averof. For many years, it hung in the Greek high school, in Alexandria. Since that school's closure, it has been at the Averof Gallery in

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."Mature Urban Portraiture"
Portrait of Averof by Prosalentis @ the Averof Gallery He died in Alexandria in 1894, of unknown causes, aged only thirty-seven. His works may be seen at the

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, and the . Some of his portraits are at the Hellenic Parliament. Many are in private collections.

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