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Theodore (Theodorus) Jacques Ralli BIOGRAPHY
1852 Constantinople, Turkey - 1909 Lausanne, Switzerland. Known for: Genre, portrait, figure, interior and architectural painting.
Theodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis (Theodoros Scaramanga Rallis in full) (Constantinople, 16 February 1852 - Lausanne, 2 October 1909) was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who... Read full biography
Theodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis (Theodoros Scaramanga Rallis in full) (Constantinople, 16 February 1852 - Lausanne, 2 October 1909) was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who spent most of his working life in Paris, France and in Egypt. He painted genre works, portraits,... Read full biography
Theodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis (Theodoros Scaramanga Rallis in full) (Constantinople, 16 February 1852 - Lausanne, 2 October 1909) was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who spent most of his working life in Paris, France and in Egypt. He painted genre works, portraits, local figures, architectural subjects, interiors with figures and animals. But he is best known for his orientalist* paintings. He was sent to Paris under the patronage of King Otto of Greece and... Read full biography
Theodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis (Theodoros Scaramanga Rallis in full) (Constantinople, 16 February 1852 - Lausanne, 2 October 1909) was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who spent most of his working life in Paris, France and in Egypt. He painted genre works, portraits, local figures, architectural subjects, interiors with figures and animals. But he is best known for his orientalist* paintings. He was sent to Paris under the patronage of King Otto of Greece and studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and under Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouy, both known for their orientalist paintings. Ralli then traveled widely in North Africa and the Middle East, settling for... Read full biography
Theodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis (Theodoros Scaramanga Rallis in full) (Constantinople, 16 February 1852 - Lausanne, 2 October 1909) was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who spent most of his working life in Paris, France and in Egypt. He painted genre works, portraits, local figures, architectural subjects, interiors with figures and animals. But he is best known for his orientalist* paintings. He was sent to Paris under the patronage of King Otto of Greece and studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and under Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouy, both known for their orientalist paintings. Ralli then traveled widely in North Africa and the Middle East, settling for a while in Cairo, Egypt. Here he found his inspiration for the romantic mysticism and suggestive sensuality of his many ori... Read full biography
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Theodoros Scaramanga Rallis, Theodoros Rallis–Scaramanga
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Theodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis (Theodoros Scaramanga Rallis in full) (Constantinople, 16 February 1852 - Lausanne, 2 October 1909) was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who spent most of his working life in Paris, France and in Egypt.
He painted genre works, portraits, local figures, architectural subjects, interiors with figures and animals. But he is best known for his orientalist* paintings.
He was sent to Paris under the patronage of King Otto of Greece and studied under Jean-Léon Gérôme, French painter and professor at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, and under Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouy, both known for their orientalist paintings.
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