Emmanouil Lampakis (, 1859–1909) was a Greek painter, a member of the academic Munich School of the 19th century.

Life

Emmanouil Lampakis was born in

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in 1859. He studied at the

Athens School of Fine Arts The Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA; , ΑΣΚΤ) is a Greek higher education institution, specializing in the visual arts. History The Athens School of Fine Arts was established on 12 January 1837, known as the ''School for the Arts''. In the ...

. In 1881 he went to

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with a scholarship and studied at the

Munich Academy The Academy of Fine Arts, Munich (, also known as Munich Academy) is one of the oldest and most significant art academies in Germany. It is located in the Maxvorstadt district of Munich, in Bavaria, Germany. In the second half of the 19th centur ...

under

Nikolaos Gyzis Nikolaos Gyzis ( ; ; 1 March 1842 – 4 January 1901) is considered one of Greece's most important 19th century painters. He was most famous for his work ''Eros and the Painter'', his first genre painting. It was auctioned in May 2006 at Bonhams ...

. He returned from Munich in 1885, and in July 1886 exhibited two genre works at the Mela Hotel in

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. In 1889 he assisted in the restoration of mosaics at the Daphni Monastery, and exhibited a genre painting and a portrait of his mother at the Exposition Universelle in Paris. He received a first prize for the portrait. In 1893 he was elected president of the Christian Archaeological Society. He continued to exhibit in group and solo exhibitions, and earned a growing reputation. He taught at the Athens School of Fine Arts from 1903 to 1907. He died in Athens in 1909.

Work

Lampakis was deeply influenced by Gyzis. He painted portraits, genre scenes and religious works characterized by low-key simplicity and sensitivity. He was praised for his use of perspective. Two of his paintings are held by the National Gallery of Greece. File:Λαμπάκης Εμμανουήλ - Σκλαβοχώρι, το σπίτι του Γύζη.jpg, ''Sklavochori, home of Gyzis'' File:Λαμπάκης Εμμανουήλ - Προσωπογραφία κόρης με άσπρο φόρεμα.jpg, ''Portrait of daughter with white dress'' File:Το τάμα 1890, έργο του Εμμανουήλ Λαμπάκη.jpg, ''The Promise''

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lampakis, Emmanouil 1859 births 1909 deaths Artists from Athens 19th-century Greek painters 20th-century Greek painters Munich School Academic staff of the Athens School of Fine Arts