Ioannis Zacharias
Greek painter
Ioannis Zacharias | |
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Ιωάννης Ζαχαρίας | |
Ioannis Zacharias, L'Étudiant, Pinacothèque Nationale, Athènes | |
Born | c. 1845 Athens, Greece |
Died | c. 1873 (aged 27–28) Corfu, Greece |
Nationality | Greek |
Occupation | Painter |
Ioannis Zacharias (Greek: Ιωάννης Ζαχαρίας, c. 1845 – c. 1873) was a Greek painter.
Life
Ioannis Zacharias was born in Athens in about 1845.
He entered the Athens School of Fine Arts in 1859, and graduated in 1866. In 1867 he went on to the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, to study under Karl von Piloty. His teacher recommended awarding him a scholarship due to his ability. He participated in the Vienna 1873 World Exposition. He became mentally ill, and was unable to continue working. He died in the mental hospital of Corfu. The exact date is unknown.[1]
Work
Zacharias produced a small number of portraits and genre scenes. They are both sensitive and technically strong.[1]
- Standing girl (1866)
- The Student
- The letter (1873)
Notes
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Sources
- Ζαχαρίας Ιωάννης (in Greek), National Gallery of Greece, retrieved 2016-02-24
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Greek artists of the Munich School
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