- Georgios Jakobides
"'Infobox Artist
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name = Georgios Jakobides
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caption = Georgios Jakobides
birthname = Georgios Jakobides
birthdate = birth date|1853|1|11|mf=y
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deathdate = death date|1932|12|13|mf=y
deathplace =Athens , Greece
nationality = Greek
field =Painting andsculpture
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movement = Naturalism
works = "The Children's Recital" ("Παιδική Συναυλία") (1894) "Spring" ("Η Άνοιξις") (1927) "The First Steps" (Τα Πρώτα Βήματα) "The Wife and Son of the Artist" (Η Σύζυγος και ο γιος του ζωγράφου) (1898)
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awards =Georgios Jakobides (Γεώργιος Ιακωβίδης,
Lesbos 11 Jan 1853 -Athens 13 Dec 1932 ) was a Greek painter and one of the main representatives of the Greek artistic movement of theMunich School . He founded and was the first curator of the National Gallery of Greece inAthens .Life
His first education was in
Izmir ,Turkey . From 1870 to 1876 Jakobides studied sculpture and painting at theAthens School of Fine Arts , and in 1877 he went to theAkademie der Bildenden Künste inMunich on a scholarship to continue his painting studies underKarl Theodor von Piloty . In Munich he lived for 17 years where he worked in his studio, painting mythological scenes, genre pictures, and portraits. His work is influenced byGerman academic Realism , his most famous paintings were of children. In the capital ofBavaria he was regarded as a successful German artist selling many of his works at high prices. The Greek government invited him in 1900 to return toAthens to organize theNational Gallery of Athens , and in 1904 he was appointed Director of theAthens School of Fine Arts where he taught for 25 years. At this time, additional to his themes he produced formal portraits of eminent Greeks (e.g.Queen Sophia). He opposed all new artistic tendencies, includingImpressionism andExpressionism , but supported younger artists to follow their own individual artistic tendencies.He was given awards at five international exhibhits: among those in
Berlin 1891 and inParis 1900.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 theArt Institute of Chicago .See also
*
National Gallery of Athens
*Munich School
*Art in modern Greece References
* Andreas S. Ioannou, 19th Century Greek Art.
External Links
* [http://www.jakobides-digital-museum.gr/ Jakobides Digital Museum]
* [http://www.nationalgallery.gr/ National Gallery of Athens Official website]
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