Georgios Bonanos ( el, Γεώργιος Μπονάνος; 1863–1940) was a
Greek
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sculptor.
He was born in
Lixouri,
Kefalonia
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and studied in
Athens School of Fine Arts
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.
Leonidas Drosis was his professor. He made several statues and busts, placed all over
Greece
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. He died in
Athens
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Gallery
File:Miaoulissyros.jpg, Statue of Andreas Miaoulis
File:The Greek child of David d'Angers reads the name of Botzaris.jpg, The Greek Girl Replica of David d'Angers Sculpture
File:Tomb Of Markos Botsaris.jpg, Daughter of Greece
File:Kyprianos Kyprou.jpg, Bust of the Archbishop of Cyprus Kyprianos in Nicosia
File:Panagiotis Ballanos.JPG, Panagiotis Ballanos
File:I Psychi - Georgios Mponanos.JPG, Psychi
File:I Istoria - Georgios Mponanos.JPG, History
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1863 births
1940 deaths
Greek sculptors
People from Paliki
20th-century Greek sculptors
19th-century sculptors
19th-century Greek sculptors
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