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Theodoros Vryzakis ( el, Θεόδωρος Βρυζάκης; 1819–1878) was a Greek painter, known mostly for his historical scenes. He was one of the founders of the "
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 ...
", composed of Greek artists who had studied in that city.


Biography

He grew up during the years of the
Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
. His father was hanged by the
Ottoman Army The military of the Ottoman Empire ( tr, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun silahlı kuvvetleri) was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. Army The military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the ...
near the very beginning of the war, in 1821,Biographical notes
by Katerina Spetsieri-Beschi @ Myriobiblos.
and he had to flee with his mother into the mountains. By 1832, he was in an orphanage, where his artistic talent was discovered by
Friedrich Thiersch Friedrich Wilhelm Thiersch (17 June 178425 February 1860), was a German classical scholar and educationist. Biography He was born at Kirchscheidungen (now a part of Laucha an der Unstrut, Saxony-Anhalt). In 1809 he became professor at the g ...
, a scholar who had played a significant role in making a Bavarian prince (
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) the new King of Greece. Thiersch took him to Munich, where he attended the "Panhellenion", a school for orphans of the Greek revolution, founded by King
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. After completing his studies, he returned to Greece and enrolled at the
Athens School of Fine Arts The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA; el, Ανωτάτη Σχολή Καλών Τεχνών, ΑΣΚΤ, literally: Highest School of Fine Arts), is Greece's premier Art school whose main objective is to develop the artistic talents of its students. ...
.Brief biography
@ the
National Gallery (Athens) The National Gallery ( el, Εθνική Πινακοθήκη, ''Ethniki Pinakothiki'') is an art museum located on Vasilissis Sofias avenue in the Pangrati district, Athens, Greece. It is devoted to Greek and European art from the 14th century ...
website.
In 1844, he returned to Munich on a scholarship and was admitted to the
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. His teachers there included
Carl Wilhelm von Heideck Carl Wilhelm von Heideck ( el, Κάρολος φον Χέυδεκ, born in Sarralbe, Moselle, on 6 December 1788 – died in Munich on 21 February 1861) was a Bavarian military officer, a philhellene and painter. Biography Von Heideck studied ...
and
Peter von Hess Peter Heinrich Lambert von Hess (29 July 1792 – 4 April 1871) was a German painter, known for historic paintings, especially of the Napoleonic Wars and the Greek War of Independence. Life Peter von Hess initially received training from his fat ...
, both known for their support of Greek independence.Obituary
from the ''Münchner Allgemeine Zeitung'', quoted @ 24Grammata.
After graduation, he spent ten years travelling throughout Europe, including a two-year stay in Greece from 1848 to 1850. At the end of his travels, he exhibited some of his works relating to the Sieges of
Messolonghi Missolonghi or Messolonghi ( el, Μεσολόγγι, ) is a municipality of 34,416 people (according to the 2011 census) in western Greece. The town is the capital of Aetolia-Acarnania regional unit, and the seat of the municipality of Iera Polis ...
at the Exposition Universelle. Most of these canvases were destroyed by a fire in 1929. From 1861 to 1863, he worked in
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, painting murals at the
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. Four years later, he took part in a major exhibition at the in Leipzig. He painted little during the last decade of his life, due to an eye ailment. His death was due to heart disease. In his will, he left all of the works in his studio to the
University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; el, Εθνικό και Καποδιστριακό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών, ''Ethnikó ke Kapodistriakó Panepistímio Athinón''), usually referred to simply as the Univers ...
and 760
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to repair the roof of the Salvatorkirche in Munich. Many of his paintings were widely distributed in the form of
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s.


Selected paintings from the National Gallery (Athens)

Image:The sortie of Messologhi by Theodore Vryzakis.jpg, The Sortie of Messolonghi (1853) Image:Vryzakis-Stratopedo Karaiskaiki.jpg, The Camp of
Georgios Karaiskakis Georgios Karaiskakis ( el, Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης), born Georgios Karaiskos ( el, Γεώργιος Καραΐσκος; 1782 – 1827), was a famous Greek military commander and a leader of the Greek War of Independence. Early ...
(1855) Image:Vryzakis-Parigoria.jpg, The Consolation (1856) File:Theodoros Vryzakis, Grateful Hellas (1858).jpg, Grateful Hellas (1858) Image:Lord Byron at Missolonghi.jpg,
The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi ''The Lord Byron reception at Missolonghi ''is an oil painting created by Theodoros Vryzakis in 1861. It is exhibited at the National Gallery, Athens. Description It depicts the arrival of the English philhellene Lord Byron at Missolonghi and ...
(1861) Image:Epanastasi.jpg, The Bishop of Old Patras Germanos Blesses the Flag of Revolution (1865)


References


External links


Arcadja Auctions: More works by Vryzakis

Theodoros Vryzakis (video)
by the Painters of the Faculty of Munich @ Αρχείο
Theodoros Vryzakis
@ the
Hellenic Foundation for Culture The Hellenic Foundation for Culture (HFC; el, Ελληνικό Ίδρυμα Πολιτισμού), founded in 1992, is a cultural and educational organization, based in Athens, which aims to promote Greek language and Greek culture. Professor Ioa ...
. {{DEFAULTSORT:Vryzakis, Theodoros 1819 births 19th-century Greek painters 1878 deaths People from Thebes, Greece History painters Greek War of Independence Munich School