Georgios Jakobides
Georgios Jakobides | |
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Born | |
Died | 13 December 1932 | (aged 79)
Nationality | Greek |
Known for | Painting and sculpture |
Notable work |
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Movement | Naturalism |
Georgios Jakobides (Γεώργιος Ιακωβίδης; 11 January 1853 – 13 December 1932) was a Greek painter and
Life
He was born in Chidira, Lesbos. At the age of 13, he traveled to Smyrna to live with his uncle and study at the Evangelical School. From 1870 to 1876, Jakobides studied sculpture and painting at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Nikiphoros Lytras, and in 1877 he went to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich on a scholarship to continue his painting studies under Ludwig von Lofftz, Wilhelm Lindenschmidt and Gabriel von Max.[3]
In Munich, he lived for 17 years where he worked in his studio, painting mythological scenes,
His works are found in the National Gallery of Athens, private collections and in museums and art galleries around the world including art galleries in Germany and the Art Institute of Chicago.
Jakobides' opus consists of some two hundred oil paintings, several of which are on display in Europe and overseas. His son, the actor Michalis Iakovides, donated his personal journal – which includes a list of his paintings between 1878 and 1919 – to the National Gallery of Greece in 1951.[5]
He died in Athens in 1932.[3]
Legacy
In addition to his work as a painter, Jakobides was commissioned to create designs for a number of modern Greek coins including the 1 and 2 drachma coins from 1910 and 1911, the 50 lepta of 1921, and the 10 lepta of 1922.[6]
Gallery
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Children's Concert
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Grandma's Favorite
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Portrait of King George I
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Portrait of Queen Sofia of Greece
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The First Steps (1893)
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The Girl
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Bavarian village
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The Favorite
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Girl Reading
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The Naughty Grandson
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Cold Shower
See also
- Munich School
- Art in modern Greece
References
- ^ "Jakobides, Georgios (1853–1932) – MMLO". mmlo.de. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4. Retrieved 2022-07-09.
- ^ a b c "Iakovidis Georgios". National Gallery. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
- ^ Karakourti-Orfanopoulou, Lambrini. Η Ανθρώπινη Μορφή στην Ελληνική Ζωγραφική του 20ου αιώνα. Athens: Ίδρυμα Β. & Μ. Θεοχαράκη. p. 13. ISBN 978-618-5201-08-1.
- OCLC 1310401294.
- ^ Divo, Jean-Paul (1969). Modern Greek Coins, 1828-1968: A Detailed Description of Every Known Greek and Cretan Coin from the Time of Capodistrias Until the Present Time, with Valuations. Numismatic Department Bank Lev. pp. 44–70.
External links
- Jakobides Digital Museum
- National Gallery of Athens Official website
- Andreas S. Ioannou, 19th Century Greek Art.