Theodoros Vryzakis

Theodoros Vryzakis (Greek, born circa 1814-1878) was a major Greek painter of the 19th century.

Theodoros Vryzakis was the son of a victim of the Greek War of Independence. He is the first Greek painter who studied in Munich and the main representative of the type of historical painting that was popular in Greece in the 19th centur].

The monumental size of his pictures, the ceremonial and theatrical compositions, and the meticulous style of academic idealistic romanticism bear witness to their official ideological role.