Dionysios Tsokos
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Dionysios Tsokos (Greek: Διονύσιος Τσόκος; c. 1814/1820 in
Biography
His parents came from Epirus. He took his first painting lessons from Nikolaos Kantounis.[1] who was living in exile on a small island near Cephalonia. Kantounis not only taught him to paint, but infused him with nationalistic feelings as well.
His activities over the next few years are unclear, but by 1844, he was in Venice, attending classes taught by Ludovico Lipparini,[1] who first suggested that Tsokos concentrate on portraits and history painting. In 1845, he had his first public exhibition at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia.
He returned to Greece in 1847, settling in Athens, where he created a series of popular paintings related to the
In 1856, he was appointed professor of design and painting at the "Arsakeio", a school operated by the "Society for Education".[1] That same year, he held a major exhibition of his portraits at the Athens School of Fine Arts.
He died under mysterious circumstances in 1862,[
References
- ^ a b c d Brief biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine @ the National Gallery of Greece.
External links
- Media related to Dionysios Tsokos at Wikimedia Commons