Theodoros Vryzakis

Theodoros Vryzakis
Theodoros Vryzakis
Born	19 October 1814

Theodoros Vryzakis (Greek: Θεόδωρος Βρυζάκης; 1814–1878) was a Greek painter, known mostly for his historical scenes. He was one of the founders of the "Munich School", composed of Greek artists who had studied in that city.

Biography

He grew up during the years of the

Ottoman Army near the very beginning of the war, in 1821,^[1]

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, a scholar who had played a significant role in making a Bavarian prince (Otto) the new King of Greece. Thiersch took him to Munich, where he attended the "Panhellenion",^[2] a school for orphans of the Greek revolution, founded by King Ludwig I. After completing his studies, he returned to Greece and enrolled at the Athens School of Fine Arts.^[2]

In 1844, he returned to Munich on a scholarship and was admitted to the

Messolonghi at the Exposition Universelle. Most of these canvases were destroyed by a fire in 1929.^[1]

From 1861 to 1863, he worked in

lithographs

.