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Konstantinos Volanakis or Volonakis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Βολανάκης or Βολονάκης, b. Heraklion, Crete, 1837- d. 29 June 1907) was a Greek painter, considered one of the best of the 19th century. Born to a wealthy family, he went to Trieste, Italy, in 1856 where he took up painting. He studied in the Munich Academy. He is one of the foremost representatives of the Munich School, a Greek artistic movement of the 19th century. Michalis Oikonomou, another Greek painter, was one of his pupils.
Konstantinos Volanakis, Waiting, Venice, Women Washing at the River,
Fisherboat, Before the Storm, The Arrival of Karaiskakis at Faliro,
Preparation for fishing, First Nautical School in Hydra,
Street with Cypresses, Village street, Isthmus of Corinth,
Argo, The burning of a Turkish frigate, Fishing boat in choppy waters,
The port of Piraeus, Sortie of the Aris,
He died in 1907. His works are today exhibited in major museums in Greece and abroad.
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