Georgios Roilos - Artist Info

About Georgios Roilos

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Giorgos Roilos
  • Biography

    Stemnitsa Gortynias, 1867 - Athens, 1928.

    George Roilos was one of the most important Greek painters of the 'Group of Munich "with particular interest in historical themes and portraiture. As a professor of oil painting in place Iakovidis from 1910 deviated from the academic trends (you integrated standard Standards Code) concerned mainly for the renewal of teaching by imposing greater freedom. [1]

    The Roilos studied painting first at the School of Arts (the later the School of Fine Arts in Athens, with teacher Nikiforos Litra. In 1888 he went on a scholarship in Munich to continue his studies near Nikolaos Gizis. In 1890 he went to Paris to complete his studies near Konstan Benjamin (Benjamin Constant) and Paul Laurent (Paul ...

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